39-45A 49th Street, Queens, NY 11377

Welcome to The Magnolia House, a red-brick, single-family townhome set inside Sunnyside Gardens’ Historic District, also known as America’s first garden-city community. This is a neighborhood built almost a hundred years ago on the idea that you could have greenery and community in NYC. You'll feel it the moment you turn onto the block: sycamore-lined streets, hidden courtyards just for residents, and a slower pace that still puts you fifteen minutes from Midtown. The Magnolia House has its own chapter in that story. Built in 1940 and originally owned by a Rothschild, the home is one of six identical townhomes that were constructed after the neighborhood was formed. Designed for a new generation of families who owned cars, these homes were built differently from the rest of the neighborhood: larger footprints, higher ceilings, and—a true unicorn—a private driveway and garage with space for two cars! Pull into that same driveway today, walk past your garden and front porch, and step...