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4 Hunts Lane was renovated in 1998, transforming into a contemporary three-bedroom loft-style home.
Landmark Heights carriage house
Stephen Zacks
Brownstoner
We know not which gent
originally rode his buggy into
this late 19th century carriage
house or exactly when it was
built, but its magnificent
arched entrance and windows
recall features of Romanesque
Revival architecture, and old
maps show a stable at the property
by 1880.
Converted into a one-bedroom
residence by the 1970s,
4 Hunts Lane was renovated
a second time in 1998 by the
highly decorated architect
Leslie Gill — a graduate of
Cooper Union and longtime
professor at Columbia University
— who took the reins
to transform it into a contemporary
three-bedroom loftstyle
home.
True to the tradition of
those schools, the description
on her site weaves a narrative
that references the 19th century
landscape painting technique
of Luminism to argue
for the use of light in the renovation
to create an illusion of
depth and what is described
as an interior terrain.
On the ground level, the
function of housing and servicing
steeds is recalled in an
enclosed parking spot for a car
beside a powder room and office,
the latter lit by an existing
window facing the mews
block. To the rear, a patio, windows
and glass doors surround
and brighten the open plan
kitchen and dining room, installed
with mid-century modern
style wood shelving and
cabinets, and wood and soapstone
counters.
The converted hayloft on
the second floor is the showstopper.
Given the landmark
status of the facade, adding
skylights was key to bring
additional daylight into the
building. The result is a grand
street-facing double-height
living room with exposed
beams, which is approached
by a long straight staircase
with a custom railing, lined
at the top with custom builtin
DDReps
shelves and cabinets. The
bathrooms are outfitted with
what are described as rustic
terra-cotta tiles.
To the rear on the second
floor, a pass-through to the
master bedroom and bathroom
accommodates five
closets. The staircase continues
to a lofted third floor
facing the rear with two bedrooms
and a shared bath. The
cellar has west-facing double
doors and windows looking
into a small breezeway. The
cellar contains a studio space
as well as a laundry room.
In the hands of the same
family since 1992, 4 Hunts
Lane sold in August 2018 for
$5.35 million. Deborah Rieders
and Sarah Shuken of Corcoran
are handling the listing
(in a co-exclusive with
Nick Gavin and Josh Doyle
of Compass), which is asking
$6.5 million.
It’s unclear what, if anything,
the current seller did
to the property, beyond the
appealing staging with modern
furniture — presumably
not included with the sale —
but if it sells for ask, he stands
to gross more than a million.
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