The former home of the Gucci family, Calvin Klein and Italian ambassadors is on sale for $16M
This pedigreed Gilded Age townhome just got a handsome price cut.
The 10,300-square-foot residence right off Central Park is not only the former home of Italy's United Nations ambassador but also the one-time property of both Calvin Klein and the Gucci family.
The listing, first reported by Mansion Global in March, is newly priced at $16 million – a $3.5 million price reduction.
The impressive listing was recently entrusted to George Vanderploeg and Stuart Brannan of Douglas Elliman in February, according to StreetEasy. Vanderploeg told The Post that the current owners, due to regulations, had to initially price and list the property on their own.
6 The brick facade of the townhome.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
6 The grand entrance hall and staircase.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
6 The wood-paneled library features one of the home's marble fireplaces.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
The Italian government purchased the pad in 1991 from none other than fashion mogul Calvin Klein, who acquired the home just three years prior, according to city records. Before him, a company associated with the Gucci family held the deed.
The 1902 brick and limestone neo-Georgian spans six levels and boasts an impressive depth of 77 feet. The townhome features quintessential details of the Gilded Age kept lovingly intact by its numerous stewards – 13-foot ceilings, ornate fireplaces and a grand staircase.
The home's entrance gives way to a grand entrance hall connected to a large living room and a dining room with seats for 16. The back patio and garden area, accessed from the parlor floor kitchen, spans 250 square feet, Vanderploeg said.
Vanderploeg compared the home's tall ceilings to an Italian palazzo's grand piano nobile, or principal floor.
6 The large dining room can entertain more than a dozen guests.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
6 A spacious sitting area with picture-frame molding.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
6 One of six bedrooms.
Mike Tauber and Douglas Elliman
The upper floors include a wood-paneled library with one of the home's eight wood-burning fireplaces and a primary bedroom with two large dressing rooms.
The property features six bedrooms, including two staff rooms in the 1,693-square-foot basement.
The fifth-floor penthouse suite, which encompasses a bedroom and a loft-like living room lit by a skylight, boasts access to a 1,600-square-foot rooftop, according to the listing.
Vanderploeg said the most recent owners of the home made relatively few changes, but the home's three kitchens were redone to facilitate catering for large parties.
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