426 W 160th Street, New York, NY 10032
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426 W 160th Street,Manhattan, NY 10032
$2,999,999
- 6 Beds
- 5 Baths
- 3,700 sq. ft.
- Single family
- Active
Listed by: jennifer a breu
Office: compass
MLS#:RLS20072827
Source:NY_REBNY
Price summary
- Price:$2,999,999
- Price per sq. ft.:$810.81
About this home
This one-of-a-kind townhouse is perched on one of the highest elevations in Manhattan. Stepping out of time, into a brightly lit, Queen Anne, 1891 brownstone, located in the famed Jumel Terrace Historic District. Spectacular views of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, an eighteenth-century jewel and Manhattan's oldest residence. Home to both the luminaries of the American Revolution and the Harlem Renaissance. This townhouse, in a parklike setting, is a legal, two-family, four-story, 15-room, 3,700 square feet home. The house, designed and built by Harlem Architect, Richard R. Davis, best known for the Romanesque Metropolitan Baptist Church at 151 W 128th Street and Adam Clayton Powell.
426 West 160th has been gently restored and improved, while maintaining the original details, coved ceilings, baseboards, wainscoting, and wooden window trim, along with original cornices, doors, pocket doors, decorative fireplaces, and old hardware. This is a house of books with numerous well-built libraries and cases. Three rooftop skylights illuminate the stairwell and both top-floor baths. Built 18'x50' on an 18'x100' lot, this home features 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, a full kitchen, and butler's pantry. Four living floors plus the full-footprint cellar granting an additional 925 square feet for a total of 4,625 sf. The facade has been resurfaced and new rooftop solar panels are integrated with a sell-back to Con-Ed.
THE GARDEN FLOOR:
Enter via a new, keyless, ADT security system through a separate, private entry under the stoop to the former location of a well-known bookstore, now a full two bedroom, one bath and full kitchen and sitting room independent apartment as a solid income-producing feature or owners pied a terre. The guest suite is currently registered with the city as a legal, short-term rental by the "Super Host" owner. The kitchen has a full-size Whirlpool refrigerator, a Bertazzoni gas stove, microwave, and direct access to the entirely private garden with patio, outdoor dining and grill..
The garden room overlooks a 900 square foot garden, viewed through a large window, enjoy easy garden access through a new metal and glass door with a security gate, screens, and a seasonal storm window. The perfect, Victorian "Lady's Specimen Garden" has been lovingly gardened by the owner so that it blooms each year with little coaxing or expense each spring. The garden has a newly graded slate patio with a drain. The garden's tree canopy has been pruned and lifted, allowing more light. Awaken mornings to the rare sound of songbirds in Manhattan and sit in your own private garden listening every Sunday afternoon to Sugarhill's own living treasure, Marjorie Elliot's "Parlor Jazz" in private.
THE PARLOR FLOOR:
Ideal for entertaining, this level features hardwood floors with plaster coved, tall ceilings, a decorative fireplace with a mantle and original tile hearth. The parlor flows seamlessly into the music room, passing through original pocket doors into the dining room with a full service butler's pantry with a 24", 4-burner Viking stove, full-size Sub-Zero refrigerator and a deep antique porcelain and cast-iron sink and new butcher block counters.
THE SECOND FLOOR:
Ascend the stairs past the carved newel post on hardwood steps to the second floor featuring 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths. The north-facing, primary bedroom features a polygonal criel with engaged columns flanking the three window bay, giving beautiful light and cross ventilation. An adjacent ensuite with Sun-touch heated cement floors, oak wainscoting, a six drawer and double cabinet storage, oak Mission style, marble top vanity with cast iron hardware and 2 pewter sconces, full glass front shower with tiled seat and walls, two shelved closets offer even more storage in this bathroom. The hallway bath features a polished cement heated floor, white subway tile with a celadon tile accent, an antique, clawfoot tub, a pedestal sink with a chrome towel rail, chrome towel bars, and sconc...
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Home facts
- Year built:1891
- Listing ID #:RLS20072827
- Added:1 day(s) ago
- Updated:April 07, 2026 at 05:54 PM
Rooms and interior
- Bedrooms:6
- Total bathrooms:5
- Full bathrooms:5
- Rooms Total:15
- Basement:Yes
- Living area:3,700 sq. ft.
Structure and exterior
- Year built:1891
- Building area:3,700 sq. ft.
- Exterior Features:Building Garden
Finances and disclosures
- Price:$2,999,999
- Price per sq. ft.:$810.81
- Tax amount:$5,400
Features and amenities
- Appliances:Dryer, Washer
- Laundry features:Dryer, Washer
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