Massive $59.5M Greenwich Village Mansion Is the Week’s Priciest New Listing

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A massive mansion in New York’s Greenwich Village—an area not exactly known for massive mansions—just hit the market at $59.5 million, making it the most expensive listing of the week on realtor.com®.

Greenwich Village, of course, is the bohemian neighborhood in Manhattan that’s home to stately brownstones on tree-lined streets, funky retail shops, and zillions of bars and restaurants. Buying property in the neighborhood usually means paying top dollar for a relatively small apartment, like this 450-square-foot studio being offered for $410,000 (currently the neighborhood’s most affordable listing).

There’s nothing small (or particularly affordable) about this 16,560-square-foot mansion on West 10th Street. It has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and 5,690 square feet of rare outdoor space, including a garden, terrace, and rooftop decks.

Exterior

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The home has a storied history: It was built in 1847. In 1919, investment banker Jeremiah Milbank bought the property and donated it to the Ladies Christian Union, which used it as a boardinghouse for young professional women for the next 75 years.

New York University bought the property in 1994 and housed its Global Law School offices there, before eventually selling it to actress Margaret Whitton and her husband, former Bear Stearns executive Warren Spector. Together, they renovated the property, turning it back into a single-family home.

The five-story, Greek Revival–style mansion was designed for entertaining, with the lower levels housing common spaces, staff quarters, and kitchens, and the upper floors mostly containing bedrooms.

Starting from the top, there’s a rooftop deck with a greenhouse, views of the city, and space for gardening. The fifth floor is a full-floor master suite, with master bath, two walk-in closets, a study, and powder room. An interior balcony looks down into the library on the fourth floor, which is home to four additional bedrooms.

The third floor has a theater, gym, two en suite bedrooms, and a terrace. The theater notably includes a powder room, naturally.

Parlor with wet bar

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Dining room

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The second floor, which is accessible from the street, is the home’s main floor for entertaining guests, with a reception lounge, onyx wood-burning fireplace, and wet bar. There’s a formal dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows, and a butler’s kitchen with dual dishwashers and a wine fridge. Elsewhere on the floor, there’s a music room, powder room, and coat closet.

The first floor has its own entrance under the stoop, and it houses the chef’s kitchen, which includes a pair of Sub-Zero refrigerators, a Viking stove, center island, and a temperature-controlled, walk-in wine cellar. This floor includes a breakfast room and den, with access to the ground-floor garden. Elsewhere, there’s a laundry room, powder room, and staff quarters with a separate entrance. A commercial elevator services each of the floors.

Spector told the Wall Street Journal he plans to donate the proceeds from the home’s sale to charity.

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