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217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
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217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
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217 East 61st Street

Upper East Side | NY
Third Avenue & Second Avenue

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$ 7,995,000
Building For Sale
Property Type
Active
Status
9
Rooms
1,808/168
ASF/ASM
$ 55,505
Real Estate Taxes [Per Annum]
  • 217 East 61st Street
  • $ 7,995,000
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065

Building Details

217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
Single Family
Ownership
Townhouse
Building Type
Voice Intercom
Service Level
Walk-up
Access
1416/9
Block/Lot
18'x50'
Building Size
18'x100'
Lot Size
R8B
Zoning
1905
Year Built
4/1
Floors/Apts

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217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065

Floor Plan

217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065
217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065

Description

This renovated four story home on one of the most beautiful townhouse blocks in Manhattan is complete with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, garden, roof deck, terrace and formal dining room. On the garden floor, the eat-in kitchen leads to the dining room and den looking out over a beautiful garden. The parlor floor with sitting room and bar has majestic 12-foot ceilings with two fireplaces and astonishing mantles. The rear parlor leads out through French doors to a large terrace surrounded by greenery. The third and fourth floors each have two luxuriously appointed bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own fireplace and bathroom. This sumptuous home has separate zones of heating and air conditioning throughout. There is a cellar floor with washer and dryer and a second laundry facility on the fourth floor. No detail, comfort or convenience has been overlooked.

217 EAST 61st STREET HISTORY:

Located on a tree-lined townhouse block in a small historic district on Manhattan's Upper East Side, 217 East 61st Street was once the home of Broadway and Hollywood star Montgomery Clift. His many starring roles in movies include: "From Here to Eternity" with Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster; "Red River" with John Wayne; "A Place in the Sun" with Elizabeth Taylor; and "The Misfits" with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Taylor and Monroe were Clift's frequent guests at 217 along with many other stars. The small bar on the double-parlor floor around which Clift entertained them was untouched in the complete renovation of the property which added modern conveniences to past elegance. 217 had a notable history before Montgomery Clift owned it. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt gave it to his daughter Alice as a wedding present (according to New York Magazine, June 4, 2006). Clift bought the property from Count Serge Obolensky, a Russian noble-in-exile and New York society figure. In addition to its distinguished history and location, 217 E. 61st has the comfortable, traditional family friendly feeling that you may be looking for.

https://observer.com/2016/09/montgomery-clifts-pedigreed-upper-east-side-townhouse-could-be-yours/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cygyz-6u4-h/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v6gc0A-f6SU4

https://www.facebook.com/Imagendetinta/posts/montgomery-clift-in-a-photo-by-stanley-kubrick-new-york-1948/656123119246153/

This renovated four story home on one of the most beautiful townhouse blocks in Manhattan is complete with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, garden, roof deck, terrace and formal dining room. On the garden floor, the eat-in kitchen leads to the dining room and den looking out over a beautiful garden. The parlor floor with sitting room and bar has majestic 12-foot ceilings with two fireplaces and astonishing mantles. The rear parlor leads out through French doors to a large terrace surrounded by greenery. The third and fourth floors each have two luxuriously appointed bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own fireplace and bathroom. This sumptuous home has separate zones of heating and air conditioning throughout. There is a cellar floor with washer and dryer and a second laundry facility on the fourth floor. No detail, comfort or convenience has been overlooked.

217 EAST 61st STREET HISTORY:

Located on a tree-lined townhouse block in a small historic district on Manhattan's Upper East Side, 217 East 61st Street was once the home of Broadway and Hollywood star Montgomery Clift. His many starring roles in movies include: "From Here to Eternity" with Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster; "Red River" with John Wayne; "A Place in the Sun" with Elizabeth Taylor; and "The Misfits" with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Taylor and Monroe were Clift's frequent guests at 217 along with many other stars. The small bar on the double-parlor floor around which Clift entertained them was untouched in the complete renovation of the property which added modern conveniences to past elegance. 217 had a notable history before Montgomery Clift owned it. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt gave it to his daughter Alice as a wedding present (according to New York Magazine, June 4, 2006). Clift bought the property from Count Serge Obolensky, a Russian noble-in-exile and New York society figure. In addition to its distinguished history and location, 217 E. 61st has the comfortable, traditional family friendly feeling that you may be looking for.

https://observer.com/2016/09/montgomery-clifts-pedigreed-upper-east-side-townhouse-could-be-yours/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cygyz-6u4-h/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v6gc0A-f6SU4

https://www.facebook.com/Imagendetinta/posts/montgomery-clift-in-a-photo-by-stanley-kubrick-new-york-1948/656123119246153/


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217 East 61st Street Upper East Side New York NY 10065

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