{"id":1931,"date":"2023-03-24T04:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/majestic-manhattan-mansion-built-in-1922-makes-its-market-debut-for-45m\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T04:34:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:34:11","slug":"majestic-manhattan-mansion-built-in-1922-makes-its-market-debut-for-45m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/majestic-manhattan-mansion-built-in-1922-makes-its-market-debut-for-45m\/","title":{"rendered":"Majestic Manhattan Mansion Built in 1922 Makes Its Market Debut for $45M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/unique-homes\/101-year-old-manhattan-mansion-lists-for-45m\/\" title=\"Majestic Manhattan Mansion Built in 1922 Makes Its Market Debut for $45M\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Tucked between Park and Lexington avenues is one of the most prestigious homes on the New York market. The Thomas Lamont mansion at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/realestateandhomes-detail\/107-E-70th-St_New-York_NY_10021_M92462-04162\">107 E 70th Street<\/a>, originally commissioned by Lamont himself, was recently listed for $45 million.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-bedroom, 14-bath, midblock mansion was designed in 1922 by Walker &amp; Gillette\u2014an architecture firm best known for its work on the once-private residences now occupied by the French and Italian consulates and the esteemed Spence School.<\/p>\n<p>Lamont, a partner at J.P. Morgan, acquired the plot of land in 1920 and proceeded to build the \u201cthe best house on the best block,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/12\/realestate\/12scapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0boldly stated.<\/p>\n<p>It is, after all, nearly 23,000 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>In its 101-year history, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/realestateandhomes-detail\/107-E-70th-St_New-York_NY_10021_M92462-04162\">famed Tudor Revival mansion<\/a> has had just two owners: Thomas and Florence Lamont and the Visiting Nurse Service, which inherited it upon Florence Lamont\u2019s death in 1954.<\/p>\n<p>107 E 70th Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>One of 10 bedrooms<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Library<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Library fireplace<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Hallway<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Balcony<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Rooftop terrace<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, the building was converted into modern offices by architecture firm, Beyer Blinder Belle. Still, the home retains much of its original charm. The house has been extremely well maintained and updated to today\u2019s systems, the listing notes.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the six-story, landmarked mansion are ornately carved, marble mantles; high, plastered ceilings; and sweeping, leaded-glass windows.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the building\u2019s spaces have been left entirely intact, including the resplendent oak-paneled library.<\/p>\n<p>Central air conditioning and a hydraulic elevator are among the home\u2019s modern upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>With ample balconies and rooftop terrace space, this 50-foot wide building on one of the Upper East Side\u2019s \u201cloveliest tree-lined blocks\u201d abounds with possibility for its next owner.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/unique-homes\/101-year-old-manhattan-mansion-lists-for-45m\/\">Majestic Manhattan Mansion Built in 1922 Makes Its Market Debut for $45M<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/\">Real Estate News &amp; Insights | realtor.com\u00ae<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realtor.com Tucked between Park and Lexington avenues is one of the most prestigious homes on the New York market. The Thomas Lamont mansion at 107 E 70th Street, originally commissioned by Lamont himself, was recently listed for $45 million. The 10-bedroom, 14-bath, midblock mansion was designed in 1922 by Walker &amp; Gillette\u2014an architecture firm best&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/majestic-manhattan-mansion-built-in-1922-makes-its-market-debut-for-45m\/\" class=\"epl-more-link\">Read More&rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}