Built in the neo-Renaissance style by developers Richard W. Buckley and Robert McCafferty in 1895, this 25-foot-wide, five-story townhouse was one of four homes originally built in the area. Comprising approximately 11,450 square feet, this historic mansion is located on a tree-lined block off of Fifth Avenue. It features soaring ceiling heights, classic plaster moldings, original pocket doors, tall doorways, exquisite millwork, beautifully preserved herringbone flooring, 4 fireplaces, a terrace and a lovely South garden. The first level has an impressive entrance which features a 20-foot gallery. The parlor floor includes a grand 25-foot living room and an elegant 23-foot formal dining room. These entertaining rooms are graciously anchored by a dramatic curved staircase with a vast 17-foot landing. Upstairs there is a library and eight bedrooms, each boasting attractive overlooks over East 77th Street or the charming gardens in the rear. There is central air-conditioning and an elevator which goes to all five levels. The house was first purchased in 1897 by Emmanuel and Rose Heller, who owned it until 1916, when it was sold to Reginald C. Vanderbilt. The youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Reginald was heir to a portion of the sizable Vanderbilt fortune and a noted horseman. After his death in 1925, his second wife, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, sold the property to Robert Karsner Stafford. In 1932, it was sold to Mutual Life Insurance Company, and then again to Street Realty two years later. In 1934, motion picture pioneer and Columbia Pictures Corp. executive Nate B. Spingold acquired the home. Spingold's widow, Frances, gifted the house to Brandeis University in 1960 and continued to live there until 1970, when it was transferred into an alumni center and educational space for the university. A rare opportunity to turn a special historic property back to a single-family home.