Gen kèk kay moun rete ladan yo. Kay sa a, yo sonje li.

Byenveni nan “Cottage In The Sky” la. Vrèman vre, pa gen anyen ankò ki sanble avè l nan New York. Penthouse CD se yon sanktyè duplex ki pa sanble ak okenn lòt pwopriyete sou mache a: yon duplex 2,000 pye kare ki marye ak prèske 1,000 pye kare teras prive deyò, anlè bri ak aktivite vil la. Li kouwone yon kondominyòm istorik anvan lagè a, nan kafou East Village ak Union Square.

Twa chanm ak twa twalèt, chak konplètman izole san okenn mi yo pataje pou plis vi prive, dewoule sou kat fasad—nò, sid, lès ak lwès—epi gen fenèt plafon anlè, ki inonde chak chanm ak solèy tout lajounen epi prepare sèn nan pou maten trankil ak aswè inoubliyab.

Istwa a kòmanse dèske ou antre nan yon fwaye ki gen gwo dimansyon, ak fenèt, ansanm ak plaka antre ki kache soti atè rive nan plafon, pou pratik ak yon bèl aparans. Plafon yo monte prèske 12 pye anlè mi brik wouj ki te ekspoze epi restore avèk anpil swen, pandan planche pye bwadchenn yo lonje prèske karant pye nan yon gwo salon ki plen limyè sid ak lwès. Volet enteryè pèsonalize ak fenèt Citiquiet yo fè kay la rete trankil tankou yon chichotman, yon mond prive ki fèmen kont vil la anba a. Yon ark brik divize gwo salon an tankou yon separasyon ant de chapit: salon an sou yon bò, kwizin ak sal manje sou lòt la—epi chak bout gen yon chemine k ap mache ak bwa, sa ki fè de chemine nan menm chanm sa a sèlman, premye de nan kat chemine ki nan tout kay la. Nan salon an, kabinè pèsonalize antoure mi yo ak etajè liv, sa ki fè chita bò dife a tounen yon plezi chak jou, kit w ap li bò flanm yo oswa w ap resevwa dis envite pou dine.

Kwizin nan se kote metye rankontre ak fasilite: yon fou Wolf, yon machin pou lave veso Miele, ak yon hot Thermador enpresyonan ki gen sistèm vantilasyon, ki fèt pou yon moun k ap kwit manje san prese.

Yon gwo eskalye mennen nan suite prensipal la, ki okipe tout yon etaj poukont li: yon twalèt ki sanble ak yon spa, ak yon basen fon pou tranpe, yon douch vapè apa, ak brik vè retro ki soti atè rive nan plafon; yon gwo chanm abiye; ansanm ak yon chemine kwen pa li k ap mache ak bwa. Plaka ki soti atè rive nan plafon yo bay tout longè espas depo nan twa chanm kay la. Pi lwen toujou, teras yo ap tann ou: yon jaden twati ki amenaje epi ki gen sistèm irigasyon, ak yon chemine deyò k ap mache ak bwa kòm pwen santral li, yon tant retractab, ak vizibilite sou kat direksyon, ansanm ak bèl vi sou Empire State Building. Genyen tou yon ti kay jaden an bwa ki sanble soti nan yon liv istwa, yon detay ou pap jwenn okenn lòt kote nan vil la, epi se lè ou wè l ou ka vrèman apresye l.

Konfò modèn lan prezan toupatou san bri: èkondisyone santral ak 3 zòn sou yon sistèm entelijan Nest, yon machin lave/seche rad ki gen vantilasyon andedan apatman an, ak espas depo nan chak kwen ki bezwen sa. Bilding nan li menm ofri yon asansè ak yon sistèm entèfòn, sa ki rann lavi chak jou pi fasil.

Men, kouch ki pi fon nan kay sa a se istwa li. Jodi a yo rele bilding nan Pear Tree Place; li gen yon istwa lejand nan anba lavil la ki remonte depi 1865—se te kay premye magazen Kiehl’s la—epi li te bati sou menm tè kote pye pwa Peter Stuyvesant la te grandi pandan plis pase de syèk.

Liy tren L la prèske devan pòt ou, a mwens pase 500 pye, nan 3rd Avenue. Estasyon 14th Street–Union Square la, jis twa blòk pi lwen, rasanble liy 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R ak W anba kare a, epi liy 6 la nan Astor Place se yon ti mache senk minit. Anlè lari vivan yo kote East Village rankontre Union Square, aswè yo ka kòmanse nan Gramercy Tavern oswa Union Square Café, oubyen ak ti plat panyòl ak sherry nan Casa Mono—pandan Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, nouvo Westside Market la ak Union Square Greenmarket la tout fasil pou jwenn pou lavi chak jou.

Isit la, chemine a klere, jaden an grandi, epi vil la ap fè bri dousman anba a—paske twati pa w la vin fè pati istwa a.

Sa a se yon kay amoure, ki sanble soti nan yon liv istwa, epi li se yon vrè rar nan vil New York—kalite pwopriyete ki pa parèt de fwa. Pran randevou pou vizite l, epi antre nan yon chapit New York ki toujou ap pran fòm.

Some homes are lived in. This one is remembered.

Welcome to the 'Cottage In The Sky'. Truly, there is nothing else quite like it in New York. Crowning a storied pre-war condominium at the crossroads of the East Village and Union Square, Penthouse CD is a duplex sanctuary unlike anything else on the market a 2,000 square foot duplex paired with almost 1,000 square feet of private outdoor terraces, suspended above the city's hum.

Three bedrooms and three baths, each fully isolated with no shared walls for maximum privacy, unfold across four exposures north, south, east, and west plus skylights overhead, flooding every room with sunshine all day and setting the stage for both quiet mornings and unforgettable evenings.

The story begins as you step inside through an oversized, windowed foyer of grand proportions, with floor-to-ceiling concealed entry closets for practicality and aesthetic sensibility. Ceilings soar to nearly 12 feet above painstakingly restored exposed red brick walls, and oak floors stretch nearly forty feet through a sun-drenched great room bathed in southern and western light. Custom interior shutters and Citiquiet windows keep the home whisper quiet, a private world sealed off from the city below. A brick archway divides the great room like a chapter break, living room on one side, kitchen and dining on the other - with a working wood-burning fireplace anchoring each end, two fireplaces in this room alone, the first two of four found throughout the home. In the living room, custom cabinetry wraps the walls in bookcases, making cozying up by the fire an everyday delight, whether you're reading by the flames or hosting a dinner party for ten.

The kitchen is where craft meets ease: a Wolf range, Miele dishwasher, and a dramatic vented Thermador hood, built for a cook who takes their time.

A grand staircase leads up to the primary suite, an entire floor unto itself a spa-like bath with a deep soaking tub, a separate steam shower, and retro floor-to-ceiling vintage glass brick; an oversized dressing room; and a corner working wood-burning fireplace of its own. Floor-to-ceiling closets capture full-width storage in three of the home's rooms. Beyond it, the terraces wait: an irrigated and landscaped rooftop garden anchored by an outdoor working wood-burning fireplace, a retractable awning, and four-way exposures crowned by Empire State Building views with a clapboard garden cottage that must be seen to be appreciated, a storybook detail found nowhere else in the city.

Modern comfort moves quietly through it all: 3-zone central air on a smart Nest system, an in-unit vented washer/dryer, and storage in every corner that needs it. The building itself offers an elevator and intercom system, easing the everyday.

But the deepest layer of this home is its history. Now known as Pear Tree Place, the building holds downtown lore dating back to 1865 home to the original Kiehl's, and built upon the very ground where Peter Stuyvesant's pear tree flourished for over two centuries.

The L train sits at your doorstep under 500 feet away at 3rd Avenue while the 14th Street-Union Square hub, just three blocks off, gathers the 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, and W beneath the square, and the 6 at Astor Place is a five-minute stroll. Above the spirited streets where the East Village meets Union Square, evenings might begin at Gramercy Tavern or Union Square Café, or over Spanish small plates and sherry at Casa Mono - with Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, the new Westside Market, and the Union Square Greenmarket all within easy reach for everyday living.

Here, the fireplace glows, the garden grows, and the city hums quietly below - because your own rooftop has become part of the story.

This is a romantic, storybook home, and a true rarity in New York City, the kind of property that does not come along twice. Schedule your tour, and step into a chapter of New York that's still being