Cape Cod in Manhattan! Delightfully quirky rooftop penthouse in NYC that resembles a New England fishing town property goes on the market for $9.75m
- Iconic rooftop fisherman’s cottage offers a seaside fantasy in Lower Manhattan
- It was built by artist Henry Merwin Shrady, who placed it on top of a luxury penthouse in the East Village
- The wooden cottage features bay windows, a 3-metre high ceiling and a secluded landscaped terrace, complete with an apple tree
Ten million dollars can buy you a piece of Cape Cod in downtown Manhattan after one of New York’s quirkiest homes comes on the market.
The luxury penthouse apartment in the East Village comes complete with a weathered fisherman’s cottage on the roof.
Sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady renovated the property after purchasing it in 1980, adding the now iconic outbuilding with bay windows, a 10-foot ceiling and a secluded landscaped terrace that offers the shade of an apple tree.
And if the new owner grows tired of the fishing fantasy, they can retreat downstairs to the luxurious penthouse below, with four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and an artist studio.
The clapboard house was built by artist Henry Merwin Shrady and occupied by his teenage son
It comes complete with a luxurious penthouse downstairs for a combined price of $9.75 million
Ceiling rises to 5.5 meters in the penthouse that has the appearance of an ‘English country house’
“You have the feeling of being transported from the electric East Village location to an English country house or a peaceful beach house,” said Compass real estate agent Nick Gavin The mail.
“It’s a completely unique, very special retreat downtown.”
Originally built in 1868, the penthouse was previously part of Minthorne Farm.
That was a 50-acre plot sold by the Dutch East India Company to Philip Minthorne, a renowned landowner, in the 18th century when they controlled the city then known as New Amsterdam.
The weathered cottage offers a taste of the coast six floors up in the East Village
The 3,000-square-foot building is located at 72 East 1st Street. In the photo you see a spacious living room with a fixed dining area
It features two fireplaces and a living room that doubles as a library
The Dutch East India Company sold the site to landowner Philip Minthorne in the 18th century
It last hit the market in 2017 for $3.5 million, but now has an asking price of $9.75 million
The penthouse was renovated in the 1980s by the artist-owner and his legacy is still evident
The penthouse has four bedrooms and 22 windows, giving you an unobstructed view of Lower Manhattan
The 3,000-square-foot property at 72 East 1st Street now features 18-foot ceilings, two fireplaces and 22 windows to provide a clear view of Lower Manhattan.
It last hit the market in 2017 for $3.5 million, but the new owner would have to catch a lot of fish to find the current asking price of $9.75 million.