Parlor level

The parlor/living room

The elegant double-door entrance of the house welcomes you through a tin-ceiling vestibule with embossed decorative walls. As you enter the foyer, you are greeted with a wooden staircase leading to the third floor and double doors lead into the formal parlor/living room.

Try the window seats in the south-facing bay window of the parlor, which allow the daylight to flood into this beautiful salon-style parlor. Enjoy the sunset looking down 45th street, where you can view the river. The rooms on this floor feature architectural interior details such as a marble fireplace mantel, crown moldings, ceiling rosettes, arched entryways, and picture moldings. There are also benches on either side of the mantel with built-in speakers and a subwoofer controlled by the entertainment center in the kitchen.

The formal dining room

Through the arched entryway of the parlor is the formal dining room. The square-shaped room includes built-in cabinets with 2 doors below and exposed glass shelves that are lit from above by recessed halogen lights. There are architectural details throughout including moldings and a ceiling rosette. Pocket doors with 2-way smoked glass mirrors lead to the large modern kitchen.

The kitchen

In the enormous working kitchen, traditional details meet ultra modern chic.

The room features theater-style tracklighting and recessed halogen lamps that illuminate slate gray tile and stainless steel counters. This kitchen makes a wonderful entertaining room. The kitchen raised on a platform and is punctuated by a stainless steel bar with 4 stools that separate the space between the pocket doors and working kitchen area. The focal point of the room is a working cast iron wood burning fireplace that draws guests into the social area around the bar. To the left of the fireplace is a built-in cabinet that holds an entertainment center (CD, casette player, phonograph, tuner, television) with which drives built-in remote speakers throughout the house and garden.

The cooking area features a very large commercial-grade Traulsen refrigerator/freezer, oven, stove, microwave and dishwasher. The kitchen sink overlooks the deck and garden and includes a "Steaming hot" water faucet which produces boiling water on demand. There is ample space in the cabinets and shelves throughout this unique room.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a full bath (with shower) and unique stainless steel sink/toilet. The two doors on the raised platform at the back of the kitchen lead to the 20' x 16' deck with a retractable awning to protect from the sun and a spiral staircase leading to the lower patio/garden.