In Manhattan, A Brand-New $22.5 Million Townhouse Offers Dynamic Design and a Private Garage
After a years-long design and build process, the freshly completed townhouse at 217 West 20th Street in New York City’s popular Chelsea District has hit the market at $22.5 million.
The 25-foot-wide eyecatcher, conceptualized by architect Andrea Steele, spans six floors with more than 9,000 square feet of voluminous living space and a minimalist aesthetic with museum-quality finishes. Set atop a blackened steel base, curtain walls of glass at the front and rear of the home allow light to pour into the interior spaces, while Bauhaus-inspired anodized aluminum privacy screens modulate light and privacy. So striking and innovative, the townhouse received the Society of American Registered Architects’ highest honor, the Award of Excellence.
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The layout is unconventional, with double-height ceilings, an elevator, four laundry areas, a private garage, expertly crafted wooden staircases, and a roof terrace. As configured, there are four ensuite bedrooms (and potentially two more) and six bathrooms, plus three powder rooms, and, within a pint-sized gym in the basement, a steam shower and a sauna.
On the ground floor, just inside the front door, a sheet of glass separates the slate-paved entrance gallery from the 27-foot-long garage, which is big enough to accommodate an SUV and is entered via electronically operated folding steel doors. At the rear of the ground floor, a glass-encased ensuite guest bedroom that is easily used as a home office or creative space hovers over an 800-square-foot entertaining space with 20-foot ceilings, a wet bar, and a gas fireplace. Light streams into the vast, subterranean lounge thanks to a massive, 25-foot-wide skylight.
The second-floor living room is an almost 40-foot-long space with floor-to-ceiling windows at either end. At the back, a double-height wall of glass opens to a 700-square-foot terrace. A bespoke wooden staircase ascends to the third floor, where the dining room overlooks the living room, and the sleek kitchen, with Poliform cabinetry and Gaggeneau appliances, includes a built-in dining banquette for casual meals.
There are two guest bedrooms on the fourth floor, while the 1,500-square-foot primary suite sprawls across the entire fifth floor with two walk-in closets, a private laundry room, and a bathroom sheathed in travertine marble.
The top floor is currently configured as an open, loft-like space with two living areas, one of which has a fireplace. The space can easily be divided to include one or even two more bedrooms.
Finally, a glass-walled bulkhead, which showers light down into a small sitting area between the primary bedroom and bath, leads to a landscaped roof terrace with wraparound city and neighborhood views.
The listing is held by Jonathan Hettinger and Mae Bagai of Sotheby’s International Realty—Downtown Manhattan Brokerage.
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