WOW House: Queens Townhouse With Private Elevator

QUEENS, NY -- Take a private elevator through the six stories of this roughly 8,000-square-foot brick townhouse. Including the private roof deck with 360 degree views of the cityscape, this house is selling for just under $8 million.

From its finished basement spanning 1,300 square-feet to the private roof deck with views of the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, this house has amenities from top to bottom. The house, first constructed in 1901, was completely rebuilt with steal frame construction and new mechanics, while keeping original design elements like iron ornament balconies and marble and wood mantles that adorn the new steel-lined balconies.

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• Address: 121 E 38th St, Queens, New York
• Price: $7,995,000
• Square Feet: 8000
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 6 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1901
• Features: A separate door on the garden level opens to private suite offering access to the rear garden. Another door leads down a staircase to a 1,300-square-foot basement. The Parlor floor boasts a spacious windowed eat-in kitchen, a formal living room and a formal dining room with a door to a balcony. The third floor landing offers a powder room and opens to an elegant library complete with a floor to ceiling fireplace. A private home office at the rear of the library opens onto a north facing terrace. A south facing bedroom overlooks the street. The fourth floor floor contains 2 spacious bedrooms and bathrooms. The north facing bedroom accesses a set back terrace. The fifth floor includes a chef's kitchen with adjoining great room with a bedroom and marble bathroom. It connects to the sixth floor via a steel staircase into a south facing glass enclosed atrium that leads to a marble bathroom and a bedroom with a north facing terrace. A 42' x 16' private roof deck offers 360 degree panoramic views of the cityscape.