The Woolworth Mansion Off Fifth Avenue

In 1910 Woolworth went downtown to build his own skyscraper 792 feet high at Broadway and Park Place.
During this same time period from 1911-1915, he again engaged famed architect Charles Pierpont Henry Gilbert to design houses for his daughters Edna (Mrs. Franklyn) Hutton at 2 East 80th, Helena (Mrs. Charles) McCann at 4 East 80th, and Jessie (Mrs. James) Donahue at 6 East 80th. All three townhouses remain today. Flanked by two 25' wide sister buildings the middle townhouse mansion, 4 East 80th Street is an astounding 35' wide and is now offered for sale.

The residence was completed in 1916; the imposing limestone facade of this Neo-French Renaissance mansion features a central foyer opening to a grand entry hall providing access to the main residence. With a massive fireplace the enormous entry includes, three closets and an elegant powder room, access to a kitchen in the rear as well as the wide landing of the grand master staircase. The parlor floor begins with a front drawing room spanning 35 feet with a huge fireplace, three floor-to-ceiling windows, and a sensation of immense scale. Ceilings reach over 14 feet and the center landing affords a large sitting room that connects the front drawing room to the deep formal dining room.

With the capacity to seat over 50; the dining room features a large fireplace that ends in a rear solarium morning room ideal for breakfast as it is positioned next to a serving kitchen. The kitchen includes a seating area ample storage and a dumb waiter to the service kitchen below. The third floor includes a 35 foot-wide wood-paneled library wet bar and powder room. In the rear there is a two-bedroom suite with two large full baths and ample closet space.

The fourth floor master suite encompasses a grand bedroom, two sitting rooms, and two full baths with dressing rooms positioned on opposite ends of the master suite. The fifth floor features two large bedrooms with full baths and a gym. The first five floors are capped by a brilliant stained-glass skylight positioned above the staircase. Above the sixth floor is an additional level presently built out for a private office with a full bath and a powder room and the seventh floor is a two-bedroom staff suite with two full baths a separate kitchen and elevator access.

The lowest level includes a suite of offices and outdoor space. An elevator services all levels. While the other great mansions that have come on the market in New York have been shells requiring total renovation this is the only mansion to be formally available that has been fully renovated in a traditional prewar style. Never before could one acquire such a magnificent building in this condition-truly a rare opportunity not to be missed.