Ceilings in the entryway of the townhouse will reach more than 10 feet.
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A rare double-wide mansion on a coveted West Village block, with plans in place by a noted architect who also happens to be its owner, has come on the market.
The 34-foot wide home at 37-39 Perry St., which comes with a private parking garage, is asking $19.995 million. Architect Steven Gambrel, who is the owner, has plans for a renovation before the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission and filed with the building department.
The home is one of only 12 townhouses in the West Village, and 16 in all of Greenwich Village, that are or will become more than 27 feet in width, and one of only seven with a private garage, says Joshua Wesoky of Compass, who is listing the property.
“It’s very rare to find this situation in all of the Village,” Wesoky says. “There are only a handful of double wide houses even on the Upper East Side. The village and the West Village have lower housing stock in general and there have been very few combinations of two houses in the Village at all.”
The two circa 1855 homes were originally combined in the early 1900s and it served as an apartment building.
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The two buildings, which date back to the mid-1800s, were already combined in the early 1900s and used as apartments, Wesoky says. Gambrel’s design “is restoring the beauty of the original facade” based on information from neighboring homes.
The living room will have twin fireplaces.
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Gambrel is “expecting to have approvals shortly,” Wesoky says.
“The purchaser will be buying house with permits and plans and starting construction immediately after closing,” Wesoky says.
Plans for the eat-in chef’s kitchen include a skylight.
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Gambrel, who is renowned for his townhouse renovations and interiors, has plans to raise ceiling heights to up to 12 feet in the major rooms, including a living room with twin fireplaces. The home will be about 6,800 square feet with an additional 2,000 square feet on the lower level, where the plans include a wine cellar and Turkish bath, with a terrace on the parlor floor and a roof deck with Empire State Building views.
“He really knows how to lay out a house and maximize space,” Wesoky says.