售$599萬9 - 205 E 69TH Street #PHA, 曼哈頓 上东城 Lenox Hill, NY 10021｜ID# RLS20113319

如果您想找的是一走進門便令人屏息、讓您立刻心想「就是它了」的家，那就請繼續讀下去。

因為這間頂層公寓確實非同凡響，而我不是輕易使用這個詞的人。

從您踏入寬敞、被頭頂天窗灑滿自然光的門廳那一刻起，您就會明白，打造這個地方的人，根本是在玩完全不同的遊戲。每一寸空間都經過深思熟慮。光是內建收納，就足以讓瑞士鐘錶師傅喜極而泣。

向北走，您會來到一間尺度寬敞的客廳與餐廳，整面窗戶將成熟花園的綠意直接帶入您的視野。而在您說「哦，所以樹木把景觀擋住了」之前——不是的。植栽為景色勾勒出框架，卻沒有掩蓋景觀。您同時擁有綠意與天空。客廳上方還有一座巨大的 10×10 呎天窗，讓整個空間充滿自然光，甚至會讓您開始懷疑自己是否真的需要用電。接著是燃木壁爐。在您因這項細節而感到驚喜之前，請先知道，這裡還有另外兩座。單一間曼哈頓公寓裡竟有三座燃木壁爐。從事房地產銷售 25 年來，我從未見過類似的配置，而我想您大概也不曾見過。

北側露台正是私人戶外空間應有的樣子——私密而雅緻，被成熟植栽優美地圍繞，並以一面令人驚豔的石牆作為焦點；若興致所至，這面石牆還能兼作戶外電影銀幕的背景。週二晚上的家庭晚餐，也能在此享用。城市彷彿遠在天邊。

南側露台則是完全不同的格局。這裡是招待賓客的地方。露台與廚房及專屬烤肉區直接相連，烤肉區配備一座 48 英吋的 Kalamazoo 烤爐——坦白說，它奢華得近乎誇張，而且是最好的那種誇張。從廚房到洗衣房、再到烤肉區與露台，動線一氣呵成——負責料理的人絕不會錯過派對。而從可使用的空間來看，這場派對很可能相當盛大。

將這一切串聯起來的，是綠意。無論朝哪個方向、從哪個房間望出去、在任何季節，您看到的都是歷經數十年生長、無法複製的成熟樹木與繁茂景觀。這使得這個家在灰濛濛的二月早晨與完美的六月傍晚一樣怡人。

兩間臥室——一間 12 呎 8 吋 × 18 呎 9 吋的主臥，以及一間 12 呎 4 吋 × 17 呎 7 吋的次臥——都能直接通往露台，享有同樣的花園景觀，並各自配有一座燃木壁爐。請好好想想這一點。兩間臥室。各自擁有壁爐。在一間天花板最高達 11 呎的頂層公寓裡。我從事這行 25 年，從未見過如此組合。毫不誇張地說，這是獨一無二的。

主臥的格局設計周到，設有雙人洗手台，與濕區分隔開來，另有兩間步入式衣帽間。廚房採半開放式設計，可俯瞰花園，旁邊是一間完整的洗衣房，配有皂石拖布水槽——因為再漂亮的家，也必須真正實用。整間公寓配置 11 區內建揚聲器，每個房間與露台區域都能獨立控制音量與音源。

這個家由一片空白重新打造而成，屋主有鮮明的想法、出色的品味，並且完全不願在任何細節上偷工減料。成果是您一走進門便能感受到、離開後仍難以忘懷的存在。

遇到真正適合自己的家，通常就是這種感覺。

If what you're after is a home that stops you cold the moment you walk in - one that makes you think this is it - then keep reading.
Because this penthouse is genuinely exceptional, and I don't use that word lightly.

From the moment you step into the foyer - generous, flooded with natural light from an overhead skylight - you understand that whoever built this place was playing a different game entirely. Every inch was thought through. The built-in storage alone would make a Swiss watchmaker weep with joy.

Head north and you're in an oversized living and dining room anchored by a wall of windows that pulls mature garden greenery directly into your sightline. And before you say "oh, so it's blocked by trees" - no. The vegetation frames the view without stealing it. You get the green AND the sky. The living room also sits under a massive 10x10 skylight that floods the space with so much natural light you'll start to question whether you actually need electricity. And then there's the wood-burning fireplace. Before you get too comfortable with that detail, know that there are two more where that came from. Three wood-burning fireplaces in a single Manhattan apartment. In 25 years of selling real estate I have never encountered anything like it, and I suspect you haven't either.

The north terrace is exactly what a private outdoor space should be - intimate, beautifully framed by mature plantings, and anchored by a stunning stone wall that doubles, should the mood strike, as a backdrop for an outdoor movie screen. Family dinners on a Tuesday evening. The city feels very far away.

The south terrace is an entirely different proposition. This is where you entertain. Directly connected to the kitchen and a dedicated barbecue area anchored by a 48-inch Kalamazoo grill that is, frankly, obscene in the best possible way. The flow from kitchen to laundry to barbecue to terrace is seamless - whoever's cooking never misses the party. And the party, judging by the space available, could be considerable.

What ties all of it together is the greenery. In every direction, from every room, in every season, you are looking at mature trees and lush landscaping that took decades to grow and cannot be replicated. It makes this home as pleasant on a grey February morning as on a perfect June evening.
The two bedrooms - a 12'8" x 18'9" primary and a 12'4" x 17'7" second - each have direct terrace access, those same garden views, and their own wood-burning fireplace. Let that sink in. Both bedrooms. Their own fireplaces. In a penthouse with ceilings up to 11 feet. I have been doing this for 25 years and I have never seen this combination. It is, without exaggeration, one of a kind.

The primary is smartly laid out with a double vanity separated from the wet area and two walk-in closets. The kitchen is half-open, overlooks the garden, and sits next to a full laundry room with a soapstone slop sink - because a beautiful home still needs to function like one. Throughout the apartment, 11-zone built-in speakers let every room and terrace section control its own volume and source.

This home was rebuilt from a bare canvas by owners with strong opinions, excellent taste, and zero interest in cutting corners. The result is something you feel the moment you walk in and can't quite shake after you leave.

Which is usually how it goes with the right one.