The French court and London were and are social places,
as is this house with its party perfect enfilade: a library
to stair vestibule to drawing room to atrium bar to dining
room spine running from south to north, permitting the
space to expand and contract to suit the space (or
grandeur quotient) as desired. An important quality to
this space, a quality generally not mentioned in real estate
listings for New York properties, is that this house's library
has the virtue of, streetside, facing a row of New York
brownstones, a reminder of both where one actually is
and a reprieve from the unfortunate occurrence where
ugly high-rises face-off across from otherwise gem-like
townhouses.
HYLAND
