this is what it's like to live in a 120 year old
gilded mansion on the upper west side of New York City
now the home dubbed river mansion was built from 1899 to 1902 by renowned architect Robert
D Cohen and it sits on a corner high point of land with views of green Treetops in the Hudson River
the exterior of the home features a grandiose dark red brick and Limestone facade with Regal
Wide Window based and elaborately carved French Renaissance style banded columns which flank the
main entrance so just for a little feeling of how the neighborhood is we're coming off of Riverside
Drive onto West 106th AKA Duke Ellington Boulevard and right behind me is the Mansion Just for some
perspective on the ground how large this place is it's five stories with over ten thousand square
feet of interior living space it has five bedrooms five bathrooms seven wood burning fireplaces and
it's currently listed by the Jonathan Stein team asking 24 million dollars so right off
the sidewalk welcome to the mansion entering in the Fourier a off to my right first this is your
entry parlor sitting room and this entire house has 24 different designers that have each done
every room so every room as you see throughout the house has its own unique flavor let's say
like behind me here what what comment below what you think this is It's like a giant panda
monster bug-eyed fireplace here back out into the foyer you've got a powder room here off my left
stairs in front of me we actually have an elevator in the house because it is five stories so you're
not going to want to walk all those flights of stairs so then on the other side here
we have yet again another entry parlor sitting room type of space here you could pop a wet bar
in and we are facing East so the sun does come in the morning which is pretty nice so back into the
Fourier you've got your staircase right off of the door double with staircase here leading up
to the first floor and I love how wide the staircase is it really gives you that feeling like
Hey we're in a gilded Mansion right now so the first floor I'm gonna say these are probably 14
maybe 15 foot ceilings so you can see the ceilings in here are expansive giving tons of volume and
then this would be your great room here in the mansion and like I mentioned every single room the
Interiors are totally different and very eclectic like for instance we have snails on the walls here
and and bugs on the pillows but I do want to point out some original details here so you have
fireplaces in every room all that crown molding is original and I want to show you this you have
these two French stores which open up so you can look down on 106th Street say hi to your friends
to have open air like this in New York it's pretty special let's head on back in I'm going to keep
these shut and I do want to show you there's one feature that I I noticed here you've got
window guards just in case the world ends and it hits the fan you can secure your home off
so if you did purchase this place you could really really build this out and make this place like
a fortress just saying one great room here the center sitting area and then on the far side here
your second great room with this crying baby over the fireplace here I again I love the high
ceilings and then again on this side we're now facing west so come Sunset you have all the light
that's going to be coming in here and then again we have another one of those French Windows here
right on 106th Street off of this Wing here you've got check this out your elevator here
and then your powder room for your guests and this is a proper pattern I mean again this is
a gilded Mansion so even in the powder room it is pretty damn big they did keep a lot of
the original elements like this vanity is most definitely original the floor is down below and
as we go throughout the house I'll show you things that have been kept original from when this place
was built in 1902 but let's make our way up now to the second floor which I guess would be the third
floor if you count ground floor is number one and this floor is technically your Lounge floor
so right off the landing here check out this room pretty funky here with this low rise couch
table you've got your hookah bar here again like I mentioned the staging is different in every room
and it's all done by specific designers who bid on the place but these are all original fireplaces
here this marble this is a 10 000 square foot mansion which is a lot of space for New York
off to the left here we actually have the service kitchen which this is all brand
new appliances here so you've got the four burner cooktop all the marble here and the black Splash
and on the countertop and even this we get this refrigerator oh yeah we have to get a shot of this
matte black refrigerator with the LED lights fully stocked already but I like how they have
a little service kitchen here elevator off to the left then back right up the stairwell here
this room's actually pretty sweet this is staged as kind of just like another little den area where
you actually have the original floor plans of the Mansion then off to the side here this is the
library where if you look up you have this parquet design for on the ceiling here and again you have
just a very warm feeling in here the windows now we're facing west I just noticed this is glass
so this is almost like that kind of Foreman's office type area here on the the den floor and now
heading up here you notice the stairs are getting a bit more narrow here giving us more floor space
and this floor totally different aesthetic here super modern and this floor is our kitchen floor
and check out this kitchen of all the rooms in this house this has to be my favorite you've got
a center Island wood burning fireplace here in your kitchen again all the appliances are brand
new you've got a six burner cooktop here with the griddle in the center and I love a little
breakfast bar hey check out this so you have these huge windows and now the lights coming in so you
could sit here and have your coffee look over the park 106th Street and then on the island we have
seating for three at a breakfast bar and then at the end here check this out open shelving with
all these books lined up I like that I've never seen books in an island that's a nice touch and
then these bad boys check out the refrigerator look at that again it's matte black with the LED
lighting just giving it a super Sleek design and again I do want to point out I will have
everyone linked down below but all the designers here are on the walls of all the spaces so you
can go back and if you like a certain room in the aesthetic you can check out the designer
off to the left this is the laundry room check this space out big old sink here open shelving and
I've been going pretty fast throughout this space but I want to point these out these are Forbes and
Low Max light switches here just there's tons of details in this space but because the rooms
are all totally different I'm just kind of giving you the general feeling of the house and more so
how large it is so off of the staircase here this is the first bedroom that we've seen in the space
and again like I mentioned all the decor is just I mean it speaks for itself pretty wild here but
I like how we have the old style bed frame in the center of the room and as you can see here
Design Studio 15. this is actually my first time seeing this look at this tub
matte black tub matte black toilet I actually love this bathroom here I've never seen a matte black
toe and it is cool how you do have this living room right off of the kitchen and the source
bedroom I believe that's a travertine I don't think this is an actual fireplace but it's stages
one and I believe these are Porsche lighting above comment down below if you know for sure but I just
like the the feeling of this space even on the floors you have white oak and then making our
way up to the fifth floor this is kind of nice you have the LED built in so you're not going to
trip and fall in the middle of the night heading up or down your staircase that's wild because that
is over 50 feet down now we're at the very top here which is the primary Suite the owner's Suite
which I like to call cotton candy room again this place speaks for itself this is I just want to
eat this room I mean this is like a shell bed here with this pink metallic lining even on the floors
here you have like a pink neon light strip and then this is acrylic I think with this kind of
gold leafing pink and then what will I have to lay in here this this is like a a diamond ship
chandelier here look at this mirror it's like this is actually a Medusa mirror I mean look at the
lady with all of her hair going crazy salt lamps of course and now the windows so we're now above
the tree line so you actually have Prime views of the Hudson River here especially this time of year
early summer time looking like a treat and then if you go on that side the bed divides the space
where we have of course our vanity light here and look at this this is like movie
Star Quality Lighting I'm actually gonna sit here and just now the bathroom in the owner's Suite is
so dramatically different from this cotton candy room where I mean just check this out
look at this very just minimal you've got your beiges your travertines eggshell
soaking tub front and center and also just look how look how deep this tub is
beautiful design you've got the brass faucet coming right out of the floors here off of
the soaking tub Chuck out this steam shower we actually have to walk in here this is too much
to pass up look at this you've got your little bench in here come in and check this out look at
this shower this is so this has all the functions you could imagine you've got your detachable check
this out this is your linen closet which actually has a mini fridge right there
espresso maker so this is almost like Hotel living this is pretty luxurious here and then I like
how you have the floating vanity here dual sinks again those brass faucets coming out two mirrors
and then off to the right here of course you've got your throne here with a view of the George
Washington from your toilet and again the details I want to just point this out really quick
hidden hinges in a lot of these doors for some reference the bathroom was right off of the
cotton candy bedroom right behind me here and then back out connecting you've got the cotton candy
theme continuing throughout this whole top floor which leads to your walk-in closet so all the way
back here this is your closet space everything fully decked out and if I scooch by you here
this is a nice little like Den sitting room area which could also be another
bedroom if you really wanted it but here it just staged as a little hangout room
across from me another bathroom here where you have this tiling we've got the light coming in
now I love how deep the soaking tubs are in the whole space back out to The Landing off
of the staircase you've got your elevator here and this door this has been kept original as is
from 1902 if you look up you have all this storage here in the stairwell which leads up to
your private rooftop of this Mansion where you have all this space it's totally raw space right
now but you could just imagine you could put a garden here a lounge you could put a hot tub
and if you look behind me you've got those views of the Hudson all the greenery of the park again
looking Uptown George Washington Bridge just listen the sound of birds chirping this part
of Manhattan is so secluded and so private where really does feel like a neighborhood
rather than the city so comment down below could you live in a gilded Mansion here in New York City
let me know what you think of the place and with that I will see you in the next episode
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