Robert Mnuchin, the head of L & M art gallery and collector and former Goldman Sachs executive, has acquired the 16-foot-wide townhouse at 14 East 95th Street, for $14.25 million.
According to an article in today's edition of observer.com by Matt Chaban, the 1899 townhouse was placed on the market about a year and a half ago for $19.8 million and then was reduced to $18.5 million.
It had been acquired by Solomon Asser of TECNY Group in 2007 for $5.9 million. Mr. Chaban noted that the building was originally designed by Henry Anderson and it has a heated sidewalk.
The article said that Sabrina Saltiel, the listing broker at Douglas Elliman, said that "for a 16-foot-wide townhouse, it's a great price. And he really made it feel - I would defy you to say it doesn't feel like an 18-footer."
"The house is spectacular, every little thing about it has been done," Ms. Saltiel said. "It's 6,000-square-feet of absolute luxury." That includes a roof deck, five bedrooms, five full and five half-baths - the fourth floor is composed of a master suite with a terrace - herringbone floors, sparkling kitchen and an elevator serving it all. "The rooms are so wonderfully proportioned," Ms. Saltiel added.
"Those wanting something similar, perhaps even a bit better," the article continued, "might consider 16 East 95th Street, which is actually 18 feet wide. That must mean it feels like a 20-footer, right? Mr. Asser bought this neighboring home, also designed by Anderson and boasting a bay window, in 2008 for $8.35 million. The renovations were just completed, and the home is about to come back on the market with Ms. Saltiel for $22.5 million, a $500,000 bump from its previous ask. The option to combine both for only $40 million was once on the table, as well. Not that the Mnuchins should think anything less of theirs. 'Both houses were done separately, in equal quality,' Ms. Saltiel said. 'You don't want the same thing as your neighbor.'
The sidestreet block is one of the most attractive in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood.
According to an article in today's edition of observer.com by Matt Chaban, the 1899 townhouse was placed on the market about a year and a half ago for $19.8 million and then was reduced to $18.5 million.
It had been acquired by Solomon Asser of TECNY Group in 2007 for $5.9 million. Mr. Chaban noted that the building was originally designed by Henry Anderson and it has a heated sidewalk.
The article said that Sabrina Saltiel, the listing broker at Douglas Elliman, said that "for a 16-foot-wide townhouse, it's a great price. And he really made it feel - I would defy you to say it doesn't feel like an 18-footer."
"The house is spectacular, every little thing about it has been done," Ms. Saltiel said. "It's 6,000-square-feet of absolute luxury." That includes a roof deck, five bedrooms, five full and five half-baths - the fourth floor is composed of a master suite with a terrace - herringbone floors, sparkling kitchen and an elevator serving it all. "The rooms are so wonderfully proportioned," Ms. Saltiel added.
"Those wanting something similar, perhaps even a bit better," the article continued, "might consider 16 East 95th Street, which is actually 18 feet wide. That must mean it feels like a 20-footer, right? Mr. Asser bought this neighboring home, also designed by Anderson and boasting a bay window, in 2008 for $8.35 million. The renovations were just completed, and the home is about to come back on the market with Ms. Saltiel for $22.5 million, a $500,000 bump from its previous ask. The option to combine both for only $40 million was once on the table, as well. Not that the Mnuchins should think anything less of theirs. 'Both houses were done separately, in equal quality,' Ms. Saltiel said. 'You don't want the same thing as your neighbor.'
The sidestreet block is one of the most attractive in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood.
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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