All photos courtesy of Oleg Davidoff for The Corcoran Group
A grand home on a secluded stretch of Midtown East is back on the market. Located in the distinguished pre-war co-op 1 Beekman Place, the 4,300-square-foot maisonette was owned by late real estate heir and philanthropist Patricia Bauman and husband John Landrum Bryant, whose Chinese art collection and antiques fill much of the sprawling home. After first listing last August, the apartment is back on the market, looking a bit tidier, and at a discounted $4,995,000.
Bauman, whose father Lionel Bauman owned St. John’s Terminal in Hudson Square and other Manhattan sites, died last spring. She led the Bauman Foundation and co-chaired the Board of Directors of the Brennan Center for Justice and was on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Fund. Her husband, who goes by Prince of Monteagudo, is a jewelry and furniture designer who helped Bauman grow an art collection, as Curbed noted last year.
The couple paid $7,100,000 for the home in 2007, according to city records.
The home is more townhouse than apartment, with over 4,300 square feet, two floors, a private elevator, and an exclusive entrance from 49th Street. The first level is home to a huge living room, which measures about 1,000 square feet and features double-height ceilings. The space could hold up to 150 people “and has,” according to Curbed.
On the opposite end of the living space is a formal dining room and sunny chef’s kitchen with two refrigerators, two dishwashers, and a pantry.
A large bedroom with a powder room and walk-in closet is also on this level. A private courtyard that connects to 49th Street measures nearly 100 feet long.
Take the elevator or the staircase to the second floor, which has three bedrooms and a home office, with a gallery overlooking the living space below. Catch East River views from one side of the apartment and United Nations and city views from the other.
The red-painted primary bedroom has a large en-suite bath and long walk-in closet. The owner’s “elephant bed” is still here, with its ear-shaped side tables on either end.
Built in 1929 by the Rockefeller family and designed by Sloan & Robertson and Corbett, Harrison, & MacMurry, 1 Beekman Place is one of the first pre-war co-ops to include health and wellness amenities, as 6sqft previously reported.
Perks include a 24-hour doorman, a garage, residents lounge, fitness center, an Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool, basketball court, private party rooms, and riverfront gardens.
[Listing details: 1 Beekman Place #AB at CityRealty] [At The Corcoran Group by Peter McLean]RELATED:
All photos courtesy of Oleg Davidoff for The Corcoran Group
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