ARISTOTLE ya ce, “A cikin dukkan abubuwan halitta akwai wani abu mai ban al’ajabi” — kuma tafiya gabas daga Fifth Avenue, gida bayan gida, na iya kai ka zuwa mafakar lambu mai natsuwa, kyakkyawa mai girman eka biyu, a tsakiyar kuzarin birni mai cike da rayuwa.

**LAMBUN SIRRI NA ƘARSHE:**

Akwai wasu lambuna masu zaman kansu guda uku a Manhattan, amma gidajen jere ne suka rufe su gaba ɗaya. Wannan lambun mai zaman kansa kaɗai ne yake da gidaje 14 a ɓangarori uku, yayin da ƙarshensa guda mai tsawon ƙafa 120 ya fuskanci gabas kai tsaye, bisa ruwan hayaniyar Kogin Gabas da fitowar rana.

Tsohuwar bishiyar plane da ke tsakiyar wannan lambun mai faɗin ƙafafu murabba’i 12,000, tana kewaye da kyawawan tsire-tsire waɗanda ke samar da wani yanki na karkara mai natsuwa, wanda gidajen jere 14 da suka kewaye shi kaɗai ke iya isa gare shi.

Biyu daga cikin gidaje 14 na asali, ’yan mata masu gadon dukiya ne suka mallake su—Anne Morgan, ƙaramar ’yar JP Morgan, da Anne Harriman Vanderbilt—dukansu mata ne masu dimbin dukiya waɗanda da gangan suka zaɓi barin Fifth Avenue zuwa wannan wuri, sannan suka ɗauki mashahurin gine-ginen zamanin Zinariya, Mott Schmidt, domin ya sake tsara gidajensu. A tsawon shekaru da dama, mutanen da za su iya zama ko’ina a Manhattan sun zaɓi wannan wuri na musamman.

Wannan babban gida mai faɗin ƙafa 33 yana cikin kyakkyawan wuri a kan wannan lambu mai zaman kansa. Da zarar ka shiga, haske da ciyayi za su mamaye hankalinka, domin kowane ɗaki yana da manyan tagogi masu faɗi. Kowace fuska ta gidan an cusa mata ƙirƙira da irin halayen musamman na mamallakinsa na ƙasa da ƙasa.

Gidan yana da kusan ƙafafu murabba’i 8,500 a matakai 7, tare da lif mai aiki da na’urar ruwa. Ya ƙunshi ɗakunan tarɓa baƙi, ɗakunan kwana 7, banɗakuna 7 da rabi, wani baranda na sirri, da kuma wata babbar barandar saman gida mai murhu da cikakkiyar ɗakin girki, wadda ke kallon lambun mai zaman kansa mai girman eka biyu da guguwar ruwan Kogin Gabas. Idan sihirin lambuna da kallon sauyin yanayi a kowace rana daga kowace taga yana da ban mamaki, hazakar tsarin ɗakunan gidan na yanzu ita ce yana ba da sassauci na musamman wajen amfani da ɗakuna daban-daban.

Idan ka ga wannan gida a ranar da rana ke haskakawa, sannan ka fito daga lambunsa na sirri zuwa faɗin wannan fili mai girman eka biyu, ka ga wasu ƙananan yara biyu suna lilo a jikin tsohuwar bishiya babba, ƙila ka ji an kama zuciyarka da tsananin sihirinsa, kamar yadda ya faru da wannan mamallakin.

ARISTOTLE said, "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous" -and walking east from Fifth Avenue, block by block, could take you home to the serene sanctuary of an exquisite two acre garden in the midst of the vibrant energy of a great city.

THE ULTIMATE PRIVATE GARDEN:

There are three other private gardens in Manhattan, but they are totally enclosed by townhouses. Only this private garden has 14 houses on three sides with one end containing 120 feet facing east directly over the turbulent water of the East River and the rising sun.

The ancient plane tree at the center of this 12,000 square foot garden is surrounded by exquisite plantings that provide a serene piece of the country accessible to only 14 townhouses that surround it.

Two of the of the original 14 houses were acquired by heiresses, Anne Morgan, the youngest daughter of JP Morgan, and Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, both with immense fortunes who intentionally chose to leave Fifth Avenue for this location and engaged the Gilded Age Architect Mott Schmidt to redesign their homes. Throughout the decades, people who could have lived anywhere in Manhattan have chosen this unique spot.

This 33' wide mansion is in an ideal location on this private garden. Once inside, you are immersed in light and greenery as every room has huge massive windows. Every aspect of the house itself is infused with the creativity and extraordinary personality of its international owner.

Its approximately 8,500 square feet on 7 levels with a hydraulic elevator includes public rooms, 7 bedrooms 7.5 baths, a private terrace plus a huge rooftop terrace with a barbecue and full kitchen overlooking the two acre private garden and roaring currents of the East River. If closely watching the seasons change on a daily basis is the magic of the gardens and the views out each window, the genius of the current floorplan is that it provides a unusual flexibility as to how the various rooms can be used.

If you see this house on a sunny day and you emerge from its private garden into the larger two acre space and saw two small children on a swing hanging from the large old tree, you might be struck by its enchantment just as this owner was.