DESCRIPTION

Available beginning august 1 as a fully furnished rental.  14 st.  Luke's place is an authentic italianate-style townhouse dating from 1852 that has been restored and renovated into a modern oasis with full attention to the sanctity of its original construction and design.  Set on a 22'x100' lot and spanning over 5,000 square feet across four floors plus a finished basement, the house includes an elevator, three terraces, and a large 58' deep landscaped back garden.  This is a special offering on one of the best blocks in the west village.  One enters at the garden level, which is lighted by custom brass mono-point lights inspired by jacques quinet and features oak hutch and terra cotta floors throughout.  The breakfast room opens to a grand chef's kitchen with oak cabinets, marble countertops, a center island, and a lacanche 6-burner stove.  Through the kitchen, the north-facing media room leads to a landscaped back yard almost 60' deep.  The garden level also includes the first of three working fireplaces in the house.  Up the stately staircase, the parlor level boasts 11'8' ceilings with northern and southern exposures, including views of the garden and tree-lined st.  Luke's place.  A black and white marble-tiled hallway opens to the generous living room, which features a marble fireplace.  Through the parlor room, currently configured as a formal dining room, the north-facing family room, with another working fireplace, overlooks the private garden.  Oversized windows on both the northern and southern ends of the house let in sumptuous all-day light to these robust public spaces.  The principal suite occupies the full third floor of the house, and includes a private terrace overlooking the garden, the second of four outdoor spaces.  Two generous walk-in closets, one currently configured as a cozy work station, provide ample storage space.  The principal bathroom, one of the jewels of the house, offers a custom marble pattern floor of st.  Laurent, rojo alicante, giallo royale and calacatta gold marbles, custom luna bianca oro marble counter tops with matching brass washstands and a steam shower enclosed in a solid brass and curved glass door.  The fourth floor includes two more bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet, plus an optional fourth bedroom/home office.  The top floor offers a lounge/den flanked by two large terraces and a restored oculus skylight.  The finished basement is set up as an oversized rec room, and has a separate wine cellar, laundry room, and discrete mechanical room.  Throughout the house, triple-paned windows and an energy recovery ventilation system paired with ducted split hvac systems create an ideal comfort and optimized quiet.  


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