20 West 9th St. #2

The Grand Parlor and Garden floors with Private Garden of a historically remarkable 25 foot wide townhouse on West 9th Street off of Fifth Avenue, arguably the best block of the Gold Coast.

3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths plus library room. Enter the parlor floor entry into the dramatic Grand Parlor Salon room with 12ft+ ceilings, Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Belgian black marble wood burning fireplace, oak floors and double height windows facing south over the private garden.

Galley kitchen with granite countertops and cherry oak cabinetry with a door leading down to the massive and lush stone tiled private garden encased in ivy covered trellises and beautiful trees.

The front of the parlor floor features a bedroom with an array of closets and overhead storage and a stately den / library room with cherry oak bookshelves, Belgian black marble fireplace and a beautiful spiral staircase leading to the garden level.

A large landing at the bottom of the spiral staircase features a kitchenette with half fridge, stove and microwave. To the front of the garden is the newly crafted large second bedroom with wood burning fireplace and new walk in closet leading into the ensuite bath.

To the rear of the garden level is the king sized master bedroom suite with wood burning fireplace and direct access to the private garden. Three walk in closets and Miele washer/dryer. The windowed master bathroom has a dual sinks and a large soaking tub with Jacuzzi jets.

Gold Coast/West 9th Street, a block rich in creative literary inspiration was once home to the first editor of Harper’s magazine, the founder and first editor of The New York Times and famed children’s storybook author Maurice Sendak. In the mid 1800’s socialite and poet Anne Charlotte Lynch hosted Saturday evening literary receptions in the Grand Parlor Salon of this home where the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Herman Melville and Walt Whitman recited poetry.