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PROPERTY

SIGHTSEEING HAVEN

Enjoy views of almost every

New York landmark from the

penthouse at 432 Park Avenue.

From $39.75 million,

432parkavenue.com

NEO-GEORGIAN GRANDEUR

This Upper East Side mansion

at 12 East 79th Street has

eight bedrooms and 10

bathrooms. $38.5 million,

sothebysrealty.com

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This Soho penthouse has plenty

of terrace space, including an

outdoor spa. It has four

bedrooms and a private lift.

$25 million, savills.com

THREE OF THE BEST

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At 35ft, the house

is unusually wide,

leading to a

flexible layout

The six floors are

accessible via a

double-width

staircase

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Number 125 East

65th Street is

on the market

with Sotheby’s

International Realty,

sothebyshomes.com

Francesca Steele is

senior property

writer at The Times

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Lovely period details

• such as paneling
  and fireplace
  mantels – remain

With an illustrious list of clients that included the

Rockefeller and Roosevelt families, Charles A Platt

dominated American architecture in the early

20th century. Just blocks away from the Sara Delano

Roosevelt Memorial House, another Platt design,

Number 125 East 65th Street, is for sale with Sotheby’s

International Realty for $29.5 million.

This impressive five bedroom Upper East Side,

Lenox Hill home is a beautiful example of early

20th century American Renaissance style. Built in 1905

for the American physiologist Frederic S Lee, who

worked nearby at Columbia University’s College of

Physicians and Surgeons, it is a classic example of the

neo-Georgian revival.

Slotted within an impressive and eclectic townhouse

block with architectural styles that include Federal

brick townhouses, limestone Beaux Arts townhouses

and lovely Victorian brownstones, is this commanding

townhouse, which the agent says is likely to get

snapped up by “hedge fund professionals, tech

professionals, celebrities, international buyers or

corporate executives.”

At 35 feet wide, this home is unusually large – most

townhouses are 25 feet wide. High ceilings throughout

the house reach 12 feet in the living room, which also

has three floor-to-ceiling French doors opening onto

balconies. Behind the brick façade, lovely period

details remain: moldings, fireplace mantels, paneling

and herringbone floors. A double-width staircase

runs up through the six floors. On the ground floor,

beyond the entrance lobby, you will find the kitchen

and the library. One floor up is the dining room and

drawing room, before you reach the four main

bedrooms on the top two floors of the house. The

agent, Louise Beit, associate broker at Sotheby’s

In a city where space is the ultimate luxury

this Upper East Side townhouse, designed

by the late great Charles A Platt, offers it

in abundance, says Francesca Steele

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International Realty, points out that the floorplan is

very flexible because of the unusual width of the house.

“This vast space allows four bedrooms per floor, which

amounts to eight bedrooms,” she says. “Alternatively,

the master suite could encompass the full width of

the townhouse.”

The fifth bedroom, a staff room, is on the garden

floor, alongside the family and media room, which

looks out onto the Chinese-walled rock garden –

complete with traditional Chinese plants. This garden

is a nod to the Chinese Institute, which was based in

the building for nearly seven decades after being gifted

the property in 1944. For outdoor lovers there is also

room to create a roof garden at the back.

Nearby are all the things one would expect of an

Upper East Side mansion’s neighborhood. A stone’s

throw away are the homes of celebrated New Yorkers

such as Woody Allen and Michael Bloomberg. Several

good private schools are also within walking distance,

including the Brearley School for girls and the Buckley

School for boys, as is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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THE LOWDOWN

Bang for your buck

The Upper East Side boasts some

of the most expensive real estate

deals ever made in the US. An

unnamed Chinese conglomerate

is believed to have bought 19 East

64th Street for $81 million

in recent months.

The record was

previously held

by the Harkness

Mansion (right)

at 4 East 75th

Street, which sold

for $53 million

in 2006.

Chipper chopper

Perfect for jetting out to your

weekend holiday home, Blade –

the helicopter equivalent of Uber

• offers flights from Manhattan
  to the Hamptons, Montauk and
  Nantucket from its East 34th
  Street Heliport. You can book
  a seat on an existing flight or
  charter a private route.

Pony club

Lenox Hill and its

environs aren’t

traditionally

known for their

adventurous

nightlife

offerings, but

if you want a

cocktail with a southern kick try

the Pony Bar on 1st Avenue.

Gourmet gathering

For a more classic Upper East

Side excursion try the plethora

of French restaurants including

Vaucluse (above) and Le

Bilboquet. The latter is known

for its Cajun chicken with

beurre blanc.

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