Potential NYC megamansion lists for $15M
Two historic West Village townhouses that are connected on each floor can be yours — for a cool $15 million.
With exteriors combined, they would create a rare, 39-foot-wide megamansion — the latest billionaire trend to rock the West Village. (For comparison, the city's widest home is currently the 57-foot-wide landmarked Vanderbilt mansion at 60 E. 93rd St.)
It's the first time they've been on the market in almost 100 years.
15 A charming, exposed brick fireplace anchors this room.
Brown Harris Stevens
15 The townhouses enjoy coveted outdoor space in the West Village.
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15 Combined, they'd create a rare, 39-foot-wide megamansion — the latest billionaire trend to rock the West Village.
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15 The stairs and hardwood floors in one of the units.
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The Federal-style homes, at 277 and 279 W. 12th St., were built in 1829. The owners connected the townhouses, floor by floor, during a 2003 renovation, said listing broker Senad Ahmetovic of Brown Harris Stevens.
'It's a unique layout,' Ahmetovic said, adding that the owners currently live in one townhouse, plus half of the other, which also comes with three rental units.
They've chosen to place their townhouse's public spaces — the living and dining areas — on the upper floors to take advantage of the 'beautiful treetop views.'
15 An open dining area inside the connected home.
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15 Entertain by one of the 10 woodburning fireplaces.
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While the townhouse does not have an elevator, there is a kind of quirky, mechanized dumbwaiter that was updated during the 2003 renovations, and is fully operational.
'With the push of a button, you can send groceries from the first floor to the kitchen on the top floor,' Ahmetovic said.
Additional design details include lots of exposed brick and 10 working woodburning fireplaces.
15 A home office area inside the megamansion.
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15 A snazzy open chef's kitchen comes with all the trimmings.
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15 One of the eight bedrooms inside the connected townhouses.
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The townhouses have been owned by the same family since the 1930s.
Combined, the red-brick townhouses would create a five-story, 6,200-square-foot mansion.
They occupy a tree-lined, cobblestoned street in a landmarked historic district.
15 Large windows above the treetops in the West Village.
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15 The outdoor space is divine.
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15 A view of the layout.
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Currently, 277 W. 12th St. operates as a single-family home that is 4,148 square feet, with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and two powder rooms. There's also a library, a formal dining room and a planted roof deck.
The single family that occupies No. 277 also occupies the upper two floors — renovated in 2003 — of adjacent 279 W. 12th Street. That space features a large living room and a formal dining room with an exposed brick woodburning fireplace and a window wall, and a large, windowed chef's kitchen — all with a separate entrance through No. 279.
Additional details include a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a landscaped deck with a self-watering irrigation system.
15 This bedroom has room for a writing desk.
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15 A sitting area inside one of the two townhouses.
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15 Plenty of windows bring in light to the West Village dwelling.
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The property was originally owned by a grocer, James McAlliss.
Past residents include the abstract Canadian-born American painter Ralston Crawford.
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