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This spectacular Dutch Revival carriage house has a 25' x 96' footprint with approximately 6,000 square feet on 3 levels above ground, ceiling heights up to 22' and a curb cut and garage entrance. The R8B zoning (4.0 FAR) permits up to 9,876 square feet above ground subject to municipal approvals. The zoning also permits residential, medical, institutional and government uses, including private home, private art gallery, foundation headquarters, medical offices and government cultural center. Built in 1902 by noted architect Ralph S. Townsend and purchased in 1907 by George S. Bowdoin, a philanthropist and business partner of J.P. Morgan, the property is currently owned and occupied by a private foundation for the arts. It is one of the few properties of it's kind in Manhattan available under $10,000,000.

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Listed by Douglas Elliman Real Estate / George W Vanderploeg

Listing Sold by Allendale

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