STATELY 20' wide Neo-Georgian-style red brick and stone TOWNHOUSE bears all the pomp, circumstance, and worthy elegance of a classic Upper East Side Mansion. Completely renovated and rebuilt, 48 East 81st Street is the ideal place for privacy, intimate living, and elaborate entertaining. This spacious 5-story house plus full basement offers soaring ceiling heights, magnificent fireplaces, and an extraordinary level of detail from imported South African wood floors, Venetian stucco walls, hand-run plaster moldings, and top-of-the-line lighting, security, and audio/visual systems. Currently, this single-family home offers a Grand parlor, Formal salon, Dining conservatory, Butler’s kitchen, Library, European gourmet chef's eat-in kitchen, South facing Zen Garden, Primary bedroom with en-suite spa bathroom, Dressing room, and Walk-in closets, Teak-clad cinema room, Staff room, Wine cellar, Professional laundry room, Dog grooming station, and a Planted roof terrace. Aside from the exquisite design and high-end appointments, THIS TURN-KEY HOME CAN BE YOURS WITH ALL BRAND-NEW DESIGNER FURNITURE.
World-class destinations are just moments away, including the city's finest restaurants, shops, boutiques, galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other cultural institutions along Museum Mile.
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Price cut: $860K (4/2)
$17,950,000
48 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028
6beds
7,400sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1924
-- sqft lot
$-- Zestimate®
$2,426/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Professional laundry roomWalk-in closetsDressing roomGrand parlorPlanted roof terraceStaff roomDog grooming station
- 1091 days
- on Zillow |
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Zillow last checked: 7 hours ago
Listing updated: June 27, 2025 at 09:30am
Listing by:
Douglas Elliman 917-748-0152,
Madeline Hult Elghanayan
Source: StreetEasy,MLS#: S1615898
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 9
- Full bathrooms: 7
- 1/2 bathrooms: 2
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Has fireplace: Yes
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total structure area: 7,400
- Total interior livable area: 7,400 sqft
Property
Features
- Patio & porch: Other, Deck
- Exterior features: Courtyard, Garden, Private Roof Deck
- Has view: Yes
- View description: City
Details
- Parcel number: 014920043
- Special conditions: Resale
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Roof: Roof Rights
Condition
- Year built: 1924
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Upper East Side
HOA
- Services included: Maintenance
Location
- Region: New York
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $2,426/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $15,233,000
- Annual tax amount: $145,824
- Date on market: 7/6/2022
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