This 120-Year-Old Tribeca Townhouse Has a Surprising Past
It might not look like it now, but this single-family Manhattan townhouse, built in the 1890s, used to be a warehouse. It took ten years for Dean/Wolf Architects to reimagine the home, which is located in the heart of Tribeca. Crafted from Cor-Ten steel (normally used for skyscrapers), concrete, and glass, the six-level home blends industrial chic and postmodern design. On the fifth floor, accessible via the commercial-grade elevator, there’s a kitchen with bamboo cabinetry and nearly 18-foot ceilings, plus a formal dining room. Up a flight of stairs is the living room, which opens onto a large terrace, and down on the fourth floor is the master suite and an additional en suite bedroom. The residence also includes a den with a 23-foot skylight and two-story bookshelves and a playroom with 12-foot ceilings and an exposed-brick accent wall. However, the showstopping feature of this property is an interior courtyard framed by glass walls in the center of the home, flooding the interiors with sunlight.
Stats
5 Bedrooms
8 Baths
10,100 sq. ft.
$20 million
Contact: The Serhant Team/Nest Seekers International, 646-443-3739; nestseekers.com
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International1/10The home has its original 1890s façade.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International2/10Inside, the property is an architectural work of art.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International3/10The fifth floor has access to the glass-walled interior courtyard.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International4/10This mini outdoor space is cozy spot to relax.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International5/10The living room opens to a terrace.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International6/10The spacious outdoor space.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International7/10Rustic brick walls frame the dining room.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International8/10The kitchen has enough room for a large table.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International9/10A view of the playroom, which is on its own floor.
Photo: Courtesy of Nest Seekers International10/10The den with its double-story bookshelves.
