Upper West Side Real Estate: 19th Century Mansion With Huge Parlor, Dining Area

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Love throwing parties at your home? Consider moving into this Upper West Side mansion, which has a parlor and dining level with enough space to fit 150 people. Throughout the whole home there's nearly 9,000 square feet of interior space. If it gets too crowded, the home also features a spacious back garden complete with a grilling and outdoor dining area.

Even if you don't plan on entertaining this five-story home is perfect for large families. The townhouse-style home, located on West 71st Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, contain six bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

• Address: 24 W 71st St Apt Th, New York, New York
• Price: $17,650,000
• Square Feet: 8807
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 7 Baths
• Built: 1910
• Features: The most exquisite Manhattan town home restoration to come to market in the21st Century. Originally commissioned by Elizabeth Milbank in 1888 with famed architects Hugh Lamb and Charles Alonzo Rich, 24 West 71 is 20 feet wide and includes a state-of-the-art elevator, nearly 9,000 Square Feet of interior living space, 10 working fireplaces, and the most astonishing architectural details. The stunning facade, spanning the garden and parlor levels, is made of rough-cut granite and stained-glass windows to frame the six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms. Laced in custom millwork still original to the 1880s, the parlor level offers a massive welcoming and dining level that can accommodate upwards of 150 guests! The master dining room has kept most of its original detail from the butternut hexagon parquet flooring to the massive mahogany crown molding surrounding the 24-carat gold coffered ceiling with mahogany trim. The master suite encompasses the entire third floor with over 1,200 square feet of living space, his and hers bathrooms, and a generous walk-in closet. Two of the ten working fireplaces are located on the master level. The garden level offers hints of the original wood-fired kitchen used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Currently configured as office space for the owner, there is also a steam shower room on this level just off the back garden. The fourth and fifth floors feature two bedrooms, each with their own private baths and closets. The fifth floor also offers a small kitchenette and outdoor patio providing an excellent space as a guest suite.

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