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For seven decades—from 1948 until his death in 2017—investment banker David Rockefeller maintained a Colonial Revival-style townhouse in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The residence is just a few blocks from the eponymous university established by his grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, in 1901. The longtime abode of the former Chase Bank CEO and his wife, Peggy Rockefeller, has listed for $57.5 million after about five years off the market, reports The Wall Street Journal. In that time, it underwent an extensive renovation helmed by AD100 architect Steven Harris and AD100 designer Miles Redd.
The sellers of the 1924-built red brick structure are Doug Band, former advisor to Bill Clinton, and his wife, Lily Band. The couple bought the stately 40-foot-wide house in 2018 for $20 million. Among the changes they made to the townhouse were a two-foot height increase to the garden level ceilings (achieved by excavating below the home) and the addition of a top-floor basketball court stretching 17 feet tall and complete (slightly confusingly) with a 220-inch movie screen.
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Spanning 12,500 square feet, the eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom dwelling boasts an additional 3,500 square feet of outdoor space, distributed between front and backyard gardens, a first floor terrace, and a rooftop patio decked out with a fire pit and plenty of room to entertain and dine al fresco. There are also eight fireplaces spread throughout the home’s interior, a golf simulator room, a gym, two service kitchens in addition to a family kitchen, and an elevator connecting all five floors.
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The first floor drawing room is still lined with the pale mustard botanical wallpaper that was installed during Rockefeller’s time in residence. On the parlor floor, a restored 40-foot-long living room has the original knotted wood paneling, 13-foot-tall ceilings, and ornate crown molding.
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Adam Modlin of Modlin Group has the listing.
