Historic Upper East Side townhouse known as Mayflower House hit the market $14.99 million.
Designed by architect John Payne, the stately five-story, five-bedroom limestone building measures 6,600 square feet and is located off Park Avenue.
In the 1920s, Mayflower Descendants Society of New York I purchased a property at 120 E. 71st St. It was a place where hereditary organizations quietly hosted glitzy events and housed libraries.
But by the time of the Great Depression, society was forced to sell. The house was hacked up and remained in disarray until around 2014 when the previous owner restored the house to single-family condition. They added features like new stairs and floors, said Compass broker Maria Manouche.
The home opens to a large parlor floor drawing room with 12-foot ceilings, gas-fired marble fireplace, large bay windows, black-and-white inlaid marble floors, and a dramatic staircase. Herringbone floors, second gas-fired marble fireplace. Stairs and elevators lead to garden level, with eat-in chef’s kitchen with walk-in pantry, media room, and French doors opening onto irrigated and landscaped gardens for entertaining and al fresco dining. I’m here.
The main bedroom suite occupies the third floor and features a private terrace, two walk-in closets and a spa-like bath. On floors 4 and 5, he has two large bedrooms with private marble bathrooms, while in the basement he has a gym and five wine refrigerators that can store 1,000 cool bottles.
The sellers are financial veteran David Puth and his wife Leslie. bought a townhouse $14.1 million in March 2014.
Their children are grown and the couple is downsizing, but brokers say they are staying in the city and possibly in the same neighborhood they love.