Deidre Woollard served as the lead editor on Luxist.com for…
Today’s New York City home extraordinary white glove townhouse style condominium with full services and amenities. Maisonette West, is a fully serviced “townhouse” in the coveted 135 East 79th Street Condominium, conceived by acclaimed designer William Soffied and further enhanced by I Grace Company.
A gracious entry foyer opens to an impressive gallery featuring a magnificent custom-designed floating staircase, creating an imposing introduction to a 4,803 square foot grand duplex with a private fully landscaped and terraced 972 square foot garden, designed by international landscape designer Madison Cox.
The floor plan features an expansive living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with large separate pantry, a second floor kitchenette, a large master suite with custom millwork closets, five additional bedrooms, 5.5 exquisite stone baths (including the sumptuous master bath with a Kallista Air Bathtub), and a grand second floor foyer, with its own private elevator access.
The hand-painted, bespoke Christopher Peacock kitchen features statuary stone slab counters with custom carved edges, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf six-burner range, Miele dishwasher, a filtered water system, Sub-Zero wine refrigerator and Kallista Jeton fittings designed by Studio Sofield specifically for 135 East 79th Street.
Architectural details include high ceilings; solid white oak floors with a herringbone pattern in the public rooms; custom cabinetry and wood trim, including 11-inch custom baseboards, and finely milled casings; custom-designed plaster mouldings by Hyde Park Moulding; Nanz hand-cast hardware; Kallista bath fixtures and fittings; and slab stone bathrooms.
The state of the art technology features Lutron Radio RA dimming and control system throughout; a security system with motion sensors, glass break detectors and cameras; an audiovisual system by Electronic Environments, which includes Sonos control system and Stealth Acoustics; new telephone and CAT6 lines available for all areas with wi-fi wiring throughout; and discreet keypads at many entry points to connect to all systems.
This home is listed for $18.995 million with Stribling & Associates and is showcased by Luxury Portfolio.
Deidre Woollard served as the lead editor on Luxist.com for six years writing about real estate, auctions, jewelry and luxury goods. Her love for luxury real estate led her to work at realtor.com and two of the top real estate brokerages in Los Angeles as well as doing publicity for properties around the world.