Hidden megamansion to be built in Manhattan's UES
Two townhouses in the Carnegie Hill area of Manhattan's Upper East Side are to be combined into a stunning megamansion, if plans approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday go ahead.
Matthew Harris, a partner at the investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners, bought up 53 and 55 East 92nd Street, just a block and a half from Central Park, with the intention of creating a stunning six-story super mansion.
The front of the buildings, which were build around the turn of the century, will remain much the same, but the rear will be replaced with a massive glass facade, while the back yard will be turned into a sunken garden - a far cry from the traffic of nearby Madison and Park Avenues.
But it's the inside that will see the real changes, dnainfo reported.
From the front, 53 and 55 East 92nd Street (pictured left) are a pair of ordinary townhouses. But if plans agreed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday go ahead, its rear (seen in mock-up, right) will be very different
Harris bought up 55 East 92nd Street in 2010 for $10,550,000, according to Zillow; public records show that 53 East 92nd Street, which had previously been divided into apartments, was snapped up in April for a flat $10 million.
His new plans involve turning the two five-story buildings into a single family home, and adding a 'discreet' sixth floor to them both, with a rooftop garden to boot.
There will also be an additional two floors dug underneath the building, to accommodate a basketball court, movie theater - complete with its own popcorn station - dog shower, sauna and 'yoga pavilion'.
While the front will retain its stone edifice - in keeping with the other townhouses in the area - the rear walls of the buildings will be replaced by massive glass panels.
The interiors will be remodeled too, to turn the two townhouses into a single building; a deep basement big enough to contain a basketball court will also be dug out. The home will also contain a theater and sauns
The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the request, which will now pass to the Department of Buildings for final approval.
But it demanded that digging in the backyard are be set back five feet from the rear of the property to accommodate trees.
It also said that the rear must maintain a 'historic separation of the houses' in its appearance.
The 55 East 92nd St building was constructed in 1893; its neighbor in 1920. Both had their facades altered and stoops removed in 1940.
The five-story building (pictured are plans for the rear, including basement) will also have a sixth floor 'discreetly' built on top of it, with a miniature garden area to catch the sunlight
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