Private Townhouse

Sutton Place is one of the most elegant streets in New York City. In the 1920s, architect Mott Schmidt designed a stately home and a century later, its redbrick neo-Georgian façade and much of the original architecture remained intact when our clients purchased it. However, the building would require a near-gut renovation due to its aged infrastructure. The mansion’s 70-foot-wide façade and one-room-deep interiors needed to be configured to include new Baths, a Kitchen, floors, replacement windows, elevator mechanical systems, and the complete reconfiguration of the top floor’s former Servants’ Area to create a Primary Bedroom and Bath, a Kitchenette, and a Dressing Room. The Conservatory was carefully removed to create a terrace.

The Sitting Room’s ceilings and some of the molding embellishments were reconsidered with appropriate decorative features. The deeply recessed windows and floors are warmly wrapped in mahogany. The lower-level Kitchen, which has soaring 12’ ceilings, is industrial chic, outfitted with marble slab countertops, subway tile walls, and a curtain of paned glass leading to a small Dining Area. In the private upstairs quarters, a richly polished mahogany Dressing Room highlights the intricate joinery and geometry that defines this home as both masculine and serene.

Architect: David Kleinberg Design Associates
Photographer: William Abranowicz