售$4000万 - 117 E 70TH Street, 曼哈顿 上东城 Lenox Hill, NY 10021｜ID# RLS20075875

镀金时代

纽约大型住宅的建造时代大约持续了50年，始于1882年范德比尔特宅邸的落成，理论上结束于大萧条之后最初的几年。然而，这些建筑背后的理念延续的时间要长得多。这是因为，纽约几乎所有重要建筑师都曾就读于巴黎的国立高等美术学院（L’École des Beaux-Arts），在那里学习了如何再现欧洲的各种建筑风格。

镀金时代的杰作

这座非凡的30英尺宽宅邸共设8个楼层——地上6层、地下2层——室内面积超过16,000平方英尺，另有四处位置优越的户外空间，额外提供约2,000平方英尺的室外面积。宅邸配备罕见的两部电梯，共有30个房间、9座燃木壁炉，每座都拥有精美的原始壁炉台；另有19间卧室、8间全卫浴和2间半卫浴。它受益于镀金时代的设计理念，同时也融入了全新的现代元素。自1932年完工以来，建筑外立面几乎未曾改变，并且在过去半个多世纪里一直归同一位业主所有。

利文斯顿家族的传承

1686年，老罗伯特·利文斯顿在乔治一世国王统治时期获赐一片面积达160,000英亩的土地；1715年，这片土地成为如今纽约州哥伦比亚县境内的利文斯顿庄园。

建造这座宅邸的约翰·利文斯顿·雷德蒙德，其母系一脉直接传承自罗伯特·利文斯顿。他于1911年毕业于哈佛大学，取得建筑学学位，却将一生奉献给慈善事业。

采光最佳的街区

约翰·利文斯顿·雷德蒙德为其纽约住宅选择了东70街（E. 70th St.）公园大道与列克星敦大道之间的北侧街区，因为他意识到，1859年两位业主主导了该街区的开发，并规定此后北侧的所有建筑都必须向后退足足10英尺，“永远保持空置，不得占用”。

这片额外的空间使阳光得以倾泻进入街道北侧的宅邸。

上东区没有其他街区拥有这一独特特色

早在1939年，《财富》杂志就称这里“可能是纽约市最美丽的住宅街区”，这一声誉一直延续至今。

众多杰出的建筑师汇聚于此，以至于保罗·戈德伯格在其著作《纽约：城市观察》中将其描述为“在个性与整体秩序之间达到了完美平衡”。

这片精美的街景也赋予该街区非同寻常的价值——许多人认为，它的价值可与第五大道至麦迪逊大道之间的街区相媲美。

建造这座宅邸

乔纳森·利文斯顿·雷德蒙德聘请了弗雷德里克·莱茵兰德·金。金同样毕业于国立高等美术学院，并悉心将在那里所学的知识融入美国式审美之中。

如果说罗马人完善了拱券，那么这位建筑师则将拱券引入室内，并将其作为主要设计主题。拱券有助于营造充满戏剧性、光线充沛的空间，在唤起古典宏伟气势的同时，也优雅地连接各个房间。

宅邸

在入口层，入口处高12英尺6英寸，穿过一道拱门后进入一间高13英尺10英寸的画廊，南北两侧各设房间，每间房的层高均为13英尺10英寸；一座宏伟的楼梯通往客厅层。北侧房间是原始的正式餐厅，呈椭圆形，设有三扇高11英尺6英寸的窗户。南侧的正式起居室窗户高8英尺2英寸，层高为12英尺6英寸。

在客厅层，层高达到14英尺6英寸，每个房间的入口都设有拱券。起居室拥有三扇高达13英尺的落地窗，层高为14英尺6英寸。图书室的层高同样为14英尺6英寸，并设有两扇通向露台的法式门窗，露台俯瞰着......

THE GILDED AGE

The era of great house building in New York lasted approximately 50 years, beginning with the opening of the Vanderbilt House in 1882 and theoretically ending in the first years after the Great Depression. The inherent concepts behind these buildings, however, extended far longer. This was due to the fact that practically all the major architects of New York attended the L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where they learned how to reproduce the various architectural styles of Europe.

A MASTERPIECE FROM THE GILDED AGE

This extraordinary 30' wide mansion contains a total of 8 levels - 6 above grade, and 2 levels below grade - with interiors spanning over 16,000 square feet and four well positioned outdoor spaces comprising an additional 2,000 exterior square feet. It was designed with a rare two elevators, 30 rooms, 9 wood-burning fireplaces each with an
exquisite original mantelpiece, 19 bedrooms, 8 full baths and 2 half baths. Benefiting from the concepts of The Gilded Age, it also embodied new modern elements. The
facade is virtually unaltered since its completion in 1932, and has been in the same ownership for over half a century.

THE LIVINGSTON LEGACY

In 1686, Robert Livingston the Elder received a 160,000-acre tract of land, under King George I, that in 1715 became Livingston Manor in what is present day Columbia County in New York state.

Descended directly from Robert Livingston on his mother's side, John Livingston Redmond, who built this mansion, graduated from Harvard in 1911 with a degree in architecture, yet he devoted his life to charitable causes.

BEST BLOCK FOR LIGHT

For his New York residence, John Livingston Redmond chose the north side of E. 70th St. between Park and Lexington Avenues because he recognized the great benefit created by two owners in 1859, who dominated development on the block and stipulated that all future construction on the north side would be set back a full 10', "forever free, and unoccupied."

This additional space results in light pouring into the mansions on the north side of the street.

NO OTHER BLOCK ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE HAS THIS UNIQUE FEATURE

As early as 1939, Fortune Magazine called it "probably New York City's most beautiful residential block", a reputation that has persisted to the present day.

Extraordinary architects congregated on this block so that Paul Goldberger in his book, NEW YORK: The City Observed, described it as "having a perfect balance between individuality and overall order."

This exquisite streetscape also gave the block unusual value-many feel comparable to the blocks from Fifth to Madison.

BUILDING THE MANSION

Jonathan Livingston Redmond engaged Frederick Rhinelander King, also a graduate of Lecole des Beaux-Arts, who worked carefully to adapt what he learned there to an American sensibility.

If the Romans perfected the arch, this architect brought the arch indoors and employed it as a major theme. Arches help create dramatic, light filled spaces that evoke classical grandeur while gracefully connecting rooms.

THE MANSION

On the Entry level, the entry is 12'6" moving through an arch to a gallery of 13'10" with rooms north and south, each with ceiling heights of 13'10" and a massive staircase ascending to the parlor level. The north room is the original formal dining room, with an oval shape that contains 3 windows of 11'6". The south formal sitting room has windows of 8'2" and ceiling heights of 12'6".

On the Parlor level, the ceilings reach 14'6" with arches entering each room. The living room has 3 tall windows at 13' in height and a ceiling of 14'6". The library also has 14'6" ceilings and 2 French door windows that open to a terrace ove