Otu n’ime ụlọ ndị a kacha mara amara na nke na-adịghị ahụkebe na Carnegie Hill, 12 East 94th Street bụ ebe obibi obodo pụrụ iche. Nke a bụ ụlọ nke nwere ebe dị mita atọ na narị itoolu, bụrụ nke nwere prose dị ịtụnanya, ọdịdị ụlọ pụrụ iche, na amamihe ọdịbendị. A na-eme atụmatụ ya mbụ site n'aka A. B. Ogden & Son maka onye nrụpụta John H. Gray dịka akụkụ nke usoro ụlọ ndị nwere ihu brọwnstone, 12 East 94th Street ka e mere mgbanwe na ịhụnanya n'ụzọ zuru oke site n'aka Rafael Viñoly — na-eme ka nkọwa niile dị elu na mma ụlọ ngosi. Mmegharị nke ụlọ nwere ụlọ nri ise a na-ejikọ ọnụ atụmanya nke townhouse nke afọ 19 na ụdị na-emepụta nke etiti ifufe na ngwongwo ogige nwere gburugburu — nke ikpeazụ bụ ngosi nke ọdịdị na-edozi nke na-adịghị ahụkebe na Upper East Side — oghere pụrụ iche n’obi obodo.

Otu ụlọ nke bụ ụlọ Salon 94, ụlọ ngosi nka nke oge a nke Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn guzobere, na-enye ụlọ obibi a akụkọ ọdịbendị. Mmegharị Viñoly bụ atụmatụ iji bulie ọnụnọ ezi na ahịa na ihe pụrụ iche — nke na-emetụta ụlọ ọ bụla.

A na-ekwupụta nbanye site na ọnụ ụzọ burr walnut veneer a na-ahụ doro anya na nrụpụta. N’ime ya, otu ụlọ nke bụ salọn pụrụ iche gụnyere ọfịs akwụkwọ, ụlọ ịsa ahụ, na nnukwu ụlọ ịda akwa. Ụlọ obibi nke buru ibu, nke nwere ịchọ ọmarịcha nke Viñoly nke nwere mpụta ikpuru, na-enye ụzọ na ogige udo nke oge a n'okpuru, ebe mpaghara ndị mmadụ na-eji kichin na-enye nzuzo zuru oke.

N'obi ụlọ obibi na-apụta akara dị mkpa nke Viñoly: stairs sculptural na-agbakọ na burr walnut veneer — na-ejikọta ọnụ ụzọ nbanye na omume ziri ezi nke ịdịgide — na-agba n’ elu site na ugboro anọ niile ruo na skylight nke na-enwetara ime ụlọ ọkụ Natural.

Na ọkwa parlor, otu ụlọ obibi sara mbara nwere ákwà na ụwa na-adị elu nke nwere ọdịdị dị elu, nke a na-eji gosipụta nka, na ụlọ nri na-anọdụ 16. Ụlọ abụọ a niile nwere ọkụ osisi na-arụ ọrụ ma a kara ha na ngwụcha mara mma na nnukwu ọnụ ụzọ nchekwa — usoro dị mma nke a tụrụ aro maka nnukwu nnọkọ na nke kwekọrọ na mgbede dị n'otu n’ụlọ. Kichin nke ndị na-eri nri nwere windows gụnyere ebe ikpere ọnụ, ngwá ọrụ Wolf na Sub-Zero, na ọdọ mmiri wine nke na-ahụ maka ọnọdụ okpomọkụ — nke bụ nke na-adịghị ahụkebe ma nke na-arụ ọrụ.

Ụlọ ezinụlọ na-anọ na ala nke atọ. Ngwongwo mbụ sara mbara na-elekọta ogige, nke etinyere n’azu nnukwu closet na nnukwu mfe enyi na wụtara - osisi na ụzọ abụọ na mkpuchi nke nwere akwa abụọ. A kara ha na ngwụcha ala, ụlọ abụọ ọzọ bụ nnukwu ogige — nke ọ bụla nwere nnukwu closet na ụlọ ịsa ahụ nkeonwe — mechara nke a na-enwe udo na nkwekorita.

Ala kachasị elu na-enye ụdịdị dị ịtụnanya: ụlọ a na-emegharị, ụlọ yoga, ụlọ nke anọ nwere enyi na ịsa ahụ, ụlọ mgbasa ozi dị omimi, na ọmụmụ na-enye ụlọ a àgwà nke akwụkwọ ezumike. Ụdị na ọkụ nke ala a nwere ike ịdị ka ndị a n’ala na-ezute n'okpuru — ihe na-adịghị ahụkebe na mmepe townhouse. Nmepe ikwu bụ nnukwu terrace nke onwe nke dị iche. Na-enwe ohere n'elu Carnegie Hill, ọ bụ n'etiti nnukwu oghere outdoor nke a na-arịọsi na Upper East Side. Ogwe ala nwere ụlọ akpọrọ nnu zuru ezu na ụlọ ndị ọrụ na-anọ. 12 East 94th Street abụghị naanị ebe obibi — ọ bụ mkparịta ụka maka otu esi ede ndụ.

One of Carnegie Hill’s most storied and rare 40-foot-wide mansions, 12 East 94th Street is a singular urban residence. This 15,235-square-foot, five-story landmark possesses extraordinary provenance, architectural distinction, and cultural gravity. Originally designed by A. B. Ogden & Son for developer John H. Gray as part of a distinguished row of brownstone-faced houses, 12 East 94th Street was subsequently renovated and reimagined in its entirety by Rafael Viñoly — elevating every detail to museum quality. The five-bedroom home’s renovation marries the gravity of the original 19th-century townhouse with a sculptural modernism grounded by an iconic curved central stairwell and garden curtain wall — the latter a defining gesture of transparency rare on the Upper East Side — a unique oasis in the heart of the city.

The first floor of the house served as the home of Salon 94, the contemporary art gallery founded by Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, lending the residence cultural biography. The Viñoly renovation was conceived to accommodate both the private and the monumental — a distinction that informs every room.

Entry is announced by an impressive burr walnut veneer door of commanding scale and craftsmanship. Beyond it, the first floor unfolds as a dedicated salon — with an adjoining library office, powder room, and generous walk-in coat closet. The vast living room gallery, with Viñoly’s signature curved glass facade, gives way to a tranquil modern garden below, while a self-contained guest suite with kitchenette offers complete privacy.

At the heart of the residence rises Viñoly’s defining gesture: a continuous sculptural staircase clad in burr walnut veneer — matching the entry door in a considered act of material continuity — spiraling upward through all four floors to a crowning skylight that floods the interior with natural light.

On the parlor level, an expansive formal living room with elegant curved ceilings of exceptional height, designed for the display of art, and a dining room seating 16. Both rooms have working wood-burning fireplaces and are separated by an elegant landing and large pocket doors — a gracious arrangement designed for grand entertaining and equally suited to an intimate evening at home. The windowed eat-in chef’s kitchen features custom banquette seating, a full suite of Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a bespoke floor-to-ceiling climate-controlled wine cellar — a rarity of both design and function.

Family bedrooms are gathered on the third floor. An expansive primary suite overlooks the garden, centered on a grand walk-in closet and a large windowed ensuite with a double shower and soaking tub. Separated by a landing, two additional large bedrooms — each with ample closet space and a private ensuite bath — complete this level with quiet comfort and discretion.

The top floor offers remarkable versatility: a fitness room, a yoga room, a fourth bedroom with ensuite, an immersive media room, and a generous study that crowns the residence in scholarly calm. Proportions and light on this level rival the floors below — a rare achievement in townhouse architecture. The grand finale is a phenomenal private rooftop terrace. With open sky above Carnegie Hill, it is among the most coveted private outdoor spaces on the Upper East Side. The basement contains a fully equipped laundry room and a live-in staff apartment. Co-Exclusive with Modlin Group.

12 East 94th Street is not merely a residence — it is an argument for how one should live.