101-12 months-Outdated Manhattan Mansion Charms the Marketplace for $45M

Tucked between Park and Lexington avenues is without doubt one of the most prestigious properties on the New York market. The Thomas Lamont mansion at 107 E seventieth Avenue, initially commissioned by Lamont himself, was lately listed for $45 million.

The ten-bedroom, 14-bath, midblock mansion was designed in 1922 by Walker & Gillette—an structure agency greatest identified for its work on the once-private residences now occupied by the French and Italian consulates and the esteemed Spence College.

Lamont, a companion at J.P. Morgan, acquired the plot of land in 1920 and proceeded to construct the “the perfect home on the perfect block,” The New York Occasions boldly acknowledged.

It’s, in spite of everything, practically 23,000 sq. toes.

In its 101-year historical past, the famed Tudor Revival mansion has had simply two homeowners: Thomas and Florence Lamont and the Visiting Nurse Service, which inherited it upon Florence Lamont’s loss of life in 1954.

In 2009, the constructing was transformed into trendy workplaces by structure agency, Beyer Blinder Belle. Nonetheless, the house retains a lot of its unique attraction. The home has been extraordinarily properly maintained and up to date to in the present day’s methods, the itemizing notes.

All through the six-story, landmarked mansion are ornately carved, marble mantles; excessive, plastered ceilings; and sweeping, leaded-glass home windows.

A few of the constructing’s areas have been left solely intact, together with the resplendent oak-paneled library.

Central air con and a hydraulic elevator are among the many residence’s trendy upgrades.

With ample balconies and rooftop terrace house, this 50-foot broad constructing on one of many Higher East Facet’s “loveliest tree-lined blocks” abounds with risk for its subsequent proprietor.