Historic Districts

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58 Hamilton Terrace, at 144th St.
$3.65 million

Monthly Taxes: $334.91
Broker: Rhan Ferdinand/Halstead

This 1897, Romanesque-style brownstone designed by Henri Fouchaux lies in the heart of the Hamilton Heights Historic District in Harlem. About 3,500 square feet, this townhouse, which has seven fireplaces, is divided into an owner’s triplex and a garden-level, onebedroom rental unit. The parlor level features tiger wood sliding doors, a wraparound deck, a kitchen, a dining room, a reception area, a foyer, and, yes, a parlor. The top two floors have four and a half bedrooms, two bathrooms, a laundry room, ample closet space, and a modern skylight. There’s an apple tree in the backyard.

795 Fifth Ave. at 61st St., #3804
$7.75 million

Maintenance/Common Charges: $7,080
Broker: Martha Kramer/Fox Residential

Located in the Upper East Side Historic District, this apartment is on the 38th floor of the landmarked Hotel Pierre, which was completed in 1929. An elegant two-bedroom, two-bath coop, it features parquet de Versailles floors, hand-stenciled walls and ceilings, and mahogany moldings. The dressing areas in the bedrooms have custom, leatherlined mahogany drawers and the bathrooms are mahogany and marble. Featuring expansive, unobstructed city views of Central Park (stretching to the reservoir), the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, and the Triborough Bridge, the property comes with full hotel services, such as twice daily maid visits.

320 Central Park West, at 92nd Street, #9J
$895,000

Maintenance/Common Charges: $1,199
Broker: Shirley Morris/Corcoran

This pre-war one-bedroom, 925 square feet, is located in the Ardsley, the full-service, Emery Roth-designed, Art Deco building that is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The living area has an arched entrance, beams, and casement windows and the missionstyle, windowed kitchen includes stainless steel appliances. At the Ardsley, where lobby attendants deliver mail directly to occupants’ doors, there is basement-level storage, a first-floor courtyard, a children’s playroom, a library, a gym, and a bike room.

716 Broadway, between Waverly and Washington places, #2L
$2.65 million

Maintenance/Common Charges: $1,500
Broker: Terry Naini/Prudential Douglas Elliman

A loft with 13-foot tin ceilings, exposed brick, and handcrafted mahogany woodwork, this NoHo Historic District co-op is located in a manufacturing building built in 1889. About 2,600 square feet, this full-floor, six-room apartment has soundproof windows, a terrace which gets afternoon sunlight, and approximately 500 square feet of private storage in the basement. Five of the building’s units are residential and the Shakespeare & Co. bookstore occupies the street level space. It even has a view of Washington Square Park.


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