1 W 123rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027
Local realty services provided by:CENTURY 21 Awaye Realty
1 W 123rd Street,Manhattan, NY 10027
$6,500,000
- 6 Beds
- 5 Baths
- 11,995 sq. ft.
- Single family
- Active
Listed by: paula delnunzio, richard del nunzio
Office: brown harris stevens residential sales llc.
MLS#:RLS20061200
Source:NY_REBNY
Price summary
- Price:$6,500,000
- Price per sq. ft.:$541.89
About this home
<strong>1 West 123rd Street --- 31 Mt Morris Park West<br> <br> Winner of the 2022 LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION Award<br> <br> THE JOHN DWIGHT HOUSE - PAST IS PROLOGUE <br> <br> NOW REDUCED BY NEARLY $1,000,000<br> </strong> <br> Following the lead of McKim, Mead & White, this house was built in 1890 in the neo-Renaissance Revival style by architect Frank Hill Smith for John Dwight. It was erected during The Gilded Age (from 1875 to 1900 or 1910), and financed by his baking soda empire, Arm and Hammer. This product dominated the market from 1873 onward and is still popular today. Frank Hill Smith was also a painter who collaborated with William Morris Hunt in the 1880s, which may account for his preoccupation with interior design and color, which is reflected in the house we see today.<br> <br> AWARD WINNING HISTORIC RENOVATION<br> <br> During their decade long ownership, the present owners engaged the illustrious architect, Samuel G. White, the great grandson of Stanford White, to restore the interior design elements and original floor plan of this house. The mission of White's varied architectural practice is defined as "combining historic restoration and adaptive reuse with new designs and historic settings" and this house offered the perfect palette. Among many other projects, White has modernized Stanford White's Astor Court in Rhinebeck with a similar philosophy. Astor Court was built originally built for John Jacob Astor IV and inspired by The Grand Trianon at Versailles.<br> <br> CORNER HOUSE WITH EXCEPTIONAL LIGHT<br> <br> As New York townhouses tend to be adjacent to each other facing north and south, finding a corner house with light on three sides is extremely rare.<br> <br> This house faces west, south and east, with sets of huge square windows and an amazing five corner rooms. The numerous windows on the long side of the house infuse the interior with an exceptional amount of light. Further adding to the abundant light are four oval rooms on the long side of the building also with huge sets of windows.<br> <br> In total, the house possesses 52 large windows, an extraordinary number. Few houses are so blessed with this amount of natural light.<br> <br> LAYOUT<br> <br> Basement<br> Approx. 2,540 SqFt<br> Four Storage Rooms<br> Wine Cellar<br> Gas/Meter Room<br> Two Sidewalk Vaults<br> Laundry Room<br> Powder Room<br> Meter Room<br> Boiler Room<br> Elevator/Mechanics Room<br> Workshop/Storage Room<br> <br> Ground Floorr<br> Approx. 2,260 SqFt Interior, 795 SqFt Exterior<br> Entry Hall<br> Dining Room<br> Powder Room<br> Corridor<br> Eat-In Kitchen<br> Pantry<br> Library<br> Elevator<br> Double-Door Entrance (Steel Door and Wooden Door)<br> <br> Parlor Floor<br> Approx. 2,160 SqFt<br> Large Hall<br> Oval Reading Room + Fireplace<br> Corridor<br> Back Room<br> Library with Skylight<br> Elevator<br> Drawing Room + Fireplace<br> <br> Third Floor<br> Approx. 1,665 SqFt Interior, 495 SqFt Exterior<br> Large Hall<br> Bedroom/Study + Fireplace<br> Terrace<br> Full Bathroom<br> Oval Bedroom + Fireplace<br> Elevator<br> Dressing Room<br> <br> Fourth Floor<br> Approx. 1,665 SqFt<br> Anteroom<br> Bedroom/Study + Fireplace<br> Dressing Room<br> Full Bathroom<br> Oval Bedroom + Fireplace<br> Elevator<br> <br> Fifth Floor<br> Approx. 1,665 SqFt<br> Skylight Room<br> Kitchen and Laundry Room<br> Dressing Room<br> Full Bathroom<br> Bedroom / Study + Fireplace<br> Oval Bedroom<br> Elevator<br> <br> Building: 25 FT Wide and 92 FT Depth<br> Lot: 25 FT Wide and 100 FT Depth<br> Rooms: 15<br> Bedrooms: 6<br> Full Bathrooms: 3<br> Powder Rooms: 2<br> Two Kitchens<br> Two Laundry Rooms<br> Two Sets of Staircases<br> Elevator (Non-functional, can be restored)(Original mechanics)<br> <br> With a total Gross Interior Square Footage of Approx. 11,955 (including the Basement of Approx. 2,540 Gross Square Feet). The total Exterior space is approx. 1,290 Square Feet, this includes the front outdoor space and the terrace (the outdoor square footage is separate from the interior Gross Square Footage).<br> <br> THE FUTURE IS YOURS<br> <br> These owners have been loyal custodians of the restoration of the interior design elements and original floorplan of this illustrious building. Now it will be the next owner's opportunity to carry forward their own vision within this remarkable property....
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Home facts
- Year built:1910
- Subdivision & Development:South Harlem
- Listing ID #:RLS20061200
- Added:290 day(s) ago
- Updated:September 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Rooms and interior
- Bedrooms:6
- Total bathrooms:5
- Full bathrooms:3
- Half bathrooms:2
- Rooms Total:15
- Basement:Yes
- Living area:11,995 sq. ft.
Structure and exterior
- Year built:1910
- Building area:11,995 sq. ft.
Finances and disclosures
- Price:$6,500,000
- Price per sq. ft.:$541.89
- Tax amount:$11,292
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