149 East 38th Street

THE HISTORY

Imagine owning a piece of New York history - the elegant George S. Bowdoin Stable built in 1902 by Ralph S. Townsend. The building was designated as a landmark in 1997 and featured in "The Landmarks of New York", "Guide of New York City" "Landmarks - Third Edition", "One Thousand New York Buildings" and "New York Interiors" . The Dutch Renaissance Revival building's configuration is typical of private stables of the era with space for the carriage and horses on the ground floor and living quarters above.

THE BUILDING

Now in 2014, this breath taking carriage house is available as a distinctive single-family home. The bold ornamentation, sculpted stone horse heads, over scaled stone quoins & voussoirs and strong roofline distinguish it from any other. This 3-story gem is built full to the lot 25' x 98' , with a curb cut , a buildable F.A.R. of 4.0 and the potentials of more windows on the sides.

THE RESIDENCE

Upon entering the ground floor , you are in a world of light and space. A large reception area with floor to ceiling glass walls and doors lead to a spacious great room with 13'8 ceilings, a perfect place to display art and entertain on a grand scale. A guest room/bedroom with skylight, it has an ensuite bath with the original carriage house wood Dutch door, panels, white tiles and occupies the back of the great room.

A wide winding staircase from the first floor through to the third also serves as a sculptural design element, resembling the shape of the outside of a snail shell.

The second floor with a 22' glass grid ceiling has grand proportions. The professional kitchen boasts 2 Wolf ovens and burners and grill tops, double glass door Traulsen refrigerator. There is an abundance of stainless steel pantries and drawers and a stainless steel eat in dining island with marble top. Through the kitchen separated by glass block columns is a dining room . The second floor also houses a large living room with wood burning fireplace , built in library and master bedroom with ensuite bath .

The third floor currently has two bedrooms , one at each end with a built in library connecting the hallway and a large opening in the middle to see the gigantic scope of the height of the building. The rear bedroom, currently used as an office, has doors leading to a terrace .

There is central air and heat with back up heating and cooling units. The basement houses the boiler and other mechanicals.

This magnificent building is beautiful as is but is priced right so you may alter it to create your own distinctive dream home.