26 West 76th Street, Townhouse

The absolute pinnacle of Upper West Side elegance, this majestic late 1800s-built Renaissance Revival-style limestone mansion represents New York history and turnkey luxury living at its best. Set on one of the city's most eminent tree-lined streets, mere steps from Central Park, the American Museum of Natural History and Manhattan's premier landmark buildings is the ultimate residential masterpiece for the most discerning. Designed by preeminent architect Steven Harris, this truly distinctive home has been completely and meticulously renovated (2008) from the outside in with a fully-restored limestone fa ade, and the finest finishes and details – from historic to high-tech – incorporated throughout its incredible 10,000 square feet of space. Boasting six stories plus a fully built-out basement, this spectacular townhouse presents 6 bedrooms, 7 baths, 3 powder rooms, generous living and dining space for the grandest-scale entertaining, 2 kitchens and laundry rooms, a gym, media room, full-floor master suite, 2 gas burning fireplaces, plus the priceless feeling of outdoors with a planted rear garden, north and south roof terraces, and glass-enclosed penthouse atelier.