The swanky Upper East Side home where renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern resided for some 25 years listed this year for $4.5 million and is now in contract. Located at 181 East 65th Street, the two-bedroom, two-bath condo sits on the sixth floor of The Chatham, one of several upscale condominium towers that Stern, who died at 86 last Thanksgiving, designed in Manhattan.
The dean of the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016, Stern was a sought-after architect for wealthy private clients in the Hamptons, Palm Beach, Greenwich, and Nantucket from the 1980s onward. The visionary designer’s work included the George W. Bush Presidential Center as well as the master plan for Celebration, Florida, one of the earliest large-scale New Urbanist communities.
Covering roughly 1,700 square feet, Stern’s former residence features 11-foot ceilings, a gracious 20-foot gallery, and a 35-foot great room illuminated by floor-to-ceiling French windows on three exposures. French doors open to a private terrace overlooking a leafy private garden and St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, a neighborhood landmark whose stained- glass windows rise above the treetops.
The primary suite, which includes a dressing room and spacious en-suite bath, occupies its own private wing with enviable western exposures. Across the gallery, a library lined with custom floor-to-ceiling bookshelves doubles as a guest bedroom, while the 17-foot windowed kitchen is equipped with Miele, Thermador, and Sub-Zero appliances.
Conveniently located between Lexington and Third Avenues, The Chatham offers a full-time doorman, concierge, fitness center, and on-site garage. John Burger of Brown Harris Stevens represented the listing.
