Renovated, 18-foot townhouse on one of “Prettiest Streets of the Upper East Side.”
Just off Park Avenue in Carnegie Hill’s Historic District, this single family includes marble galleries, high ceilings, a library, four large bedrooms, six updated baths, two fireplaces, a wet bar, rift oak flooring throughout, and a St. Charles of New York-designed custom kitchen. The sunlight-filled living room overlooks a spectacular south-facing, brick-walled private garden with koi pond.
Increasing its appeal, 128 benefits from the more generous circulation template (entry, staircases, and hallways) of a 20-wide, rather than the narrow, cramped feel of the 15-17 “skinny” template. Moreover, with its new, wider staircase that connects the lower two public floors, 128 has improved on its original template, making it a family home ready for the 21st century.
Overview:
•. Part of the Goat Hill Neighborhood Block Association, which provides a community of 29 townhouse neighbors, as well as private security seven nights a week. A block property manager and gardener are available at an additional cost.
• Included within the Carnegie Hill Historic District and the Carnegie Hill Neighbors Safety Patrol Zone
• Four bedrooms/six baths (two half); available furnished
• Located mid-block on an expansive double-wide townhouse garden that can be accessed only from surrounding homes
• Two-story extension added in 1991
• Other improvements:
Roofs:
Main roof replaced (taken down to deck), as well as new skylight and roof hatch/parapet walls repaired – warranty expires at the end of 2030
Rear shed roof (DaVinci synthetic slate) replaced in 2009
Front bay repaired/roof replaced (lead-lined copper) in 2012
Flat roof under rear terrace (taken down to deck) replaced in 2015
Metal caps and sheathing encasing all roof and terrace parapet walls
Eat-in Kitchen Designed by St Charles of New York:
42” Subzero side by side refrigerator/freezer
Miele DW
48” dual fuel Viking stove w/ external exhaust hood
Dacor Warming oven
Microwave
2 sinks
Waterworks fixtures/sinks
Walk-in pantry closet w/coffee bar
French limestone floor
Windows/Door:
Updated Marvin or Custom Mahogany
Exterior Doors are Custom Mahogany
Fireplaces: 2
Gas unit in parlor floor living room w/electronic start (no standing pilot light)
Wood-burning in lower level family room (rebuilt w/ firebrick and expanded smoke chamber).
Gardens:
Evergreen garden front and back w/irrigation and landscape lighting
Rear Walpole fence and brick parapet wall, koi pond w/fountain, and floating dining bench
Mechanicals:
Whole-house leak protection system (FloLogic unit qualifies for property insurance discount)
Whole house hot water circulating system (aids in hot water supply to upper levels)
2 zone HVAC/2 zone hydronic radiant heat in lower level floor.
Lower level HVAC is outfitted with an AprilAire steam humidifier, UV light and electrostatic air cleaner
Smart thermostats for hvac and radiant heat
Rinnai tankless hot water (2022) and radiant heat (2025)
Wired alarm system with radio backup with glass breaks, motion, smoke and panic button (Mutual Central Alarm)
Main electrical panel on lower level w/ whole house surge protector/sub panels on third floor and roof
Clothes washer equipped with a Watts Intellitimer safety valve
Seidel interior and exterior intercom, with exterior cameras
Niles system provides music, including streaming, throughout lower two levels of public rooms
Location: The home’s location provides walking access to Central Park, Museum Mile, Madison Avenue retail, outstanding restaurants, all forms of public transportation, and the best public and private schools in NYC.