A gorgeous townhouse in the middle of New York's Upper East Side has just gone into contract for $41 million, according to the Observer.
Tony and Claire White, the sellers of the townhouse, wanted $46 million for the property, but the asking price eventually fell to $41 million.
Built in 1965, the 11,100-square-foot, 14-room townhouse was designed by Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon, the heiress to the Listerine fortune who was married to the banking legend Paul Mellon.
She was a close friend of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and a notable horticulturist who redesigned the White House Rose Garden — needless to say, she had impeccable taste.
Her gorgeous UES townhouse with its own private garden, listed with Sotheby's International Realty, is a testament to that.
Welcome to 125 East 70th Street, Bunny Mellon's former home on the Upper East Side.
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Let's step inside the home. The townhouse has 11,100 square feet and a total of 14 rooms.
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It was designed in a French neoclassical style, and is basically decorated like a palace.
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