Inside a $20,000,000 New York Townhouse In The West Village

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

From the street it looks as if you are going into a charming historic home but instead it is stark and ultra modern. To each their own.

[@Dulce_Domum]

I had the same reaction!

[@pamelamartin8464]

I totally agree. I'm watching this beautiful townhouse video and thinking "I don't like it" It's cold. It needs warm colors.

[@walkaboutnewyork3413]

Agreed about the current cold look of the property. However, a buyer can easily change wall color and furnishings to add warmth and friendliness 😊 .

[@bellsca1917]

They ruin these beautiful historical home's. It feels like your in a cafeteria, nothing warm and cozy about it.

[@BarbaraJoanneBJ]

Hideous renovation. All of the charm removed. No reverence for the historic character of the place. Very sad.

[@GoMonGo5599]

The dining room is on a different floor than the kitchen making serving very difficult. No dumbwaiter was mentioned, so imagine transferring food up a level for a large dinner party. I also don't understand not having an elevator with five floors at the mentioned price point. Our tour guide was masterful.

[@mariettaberry1711]

I thought the exact same thing. Who wouldn't want the dining room next to the kitchen?

[@louellawhite3410]

Agreed

[@davidignacio3009]

I agree. Your comment is exactly on point.

[@annehickey4208]

I would never have a dining room on a separate level from the kitchen. Especially with no elevator

[@kevinhanson6106]

@annehickey4208 I thought the same thing. WHY spend so much money on the renovation and not install an elevator? SMH

[@janellestevens2316]

I love the property, but that is a legitimate observation.... That said, in these videos they pick and choose what they want to highlight. Maybe that is just something that he chose to leave out. If there is an elevator, or other solution he probably should have highlighted it though. Possibly an elevator around a corner? Don't feel like going back to see the layout to determine if there is an "Around the corner." I just find it hard to believe that the designer, OR the owners at no point during the renovation did not think of that. Sometimes we just have to use our imagination. Again, THAT SAID, maybe they didn't think of it, and that is why it is for sale! 😂😂. Yet again, if that is why they decided to sell it, I would again think that they would add that feature to increase its sale value, and ensure that it doesn't sit on the market forever. They obviously could afford to do that.

[@janellestevens2316]

@@kevinhanson6106 After reading so many comments on the elevator topic I went and looked up the property on Zillow. It was built in 1899, so that explains the initial lack of an elevator, but after reading over the entire listing and watching the Zillow virtual tour I saw ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about an elevator, or a dumbwaiter. They might want to go back and do more renovations and add that elevator!! Sounds like a headache, but they need to do it. It has been on Zillow since October of 2023. Just over one year.

[@intyrnet]

$20MM with 5 stories and no elevator? 🤦‍

[@aquilhall262]

AND no PARKING!!!

[@dextersmithbsee]

And no parking!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@jackdaniels1861]

the interieur looks like an ikea showroom

[@janellestevens2316]

You mean IKEA, the cheapest furniture in the world? I think not.... No need to exaggerate.

[@patriciachirgwin3238]

Lovely townhouse, but I would like to have seen a lift, given all of the floors that the house has. Imagine wanting to entertain on that roof terrace and having to carry everything up from the basement kitchen! Or maybe it’s because I am too old! Love the video!❤

[@YoBoyMarcus]

Exactly. There's no way I would walk up all those stairs on a daily.

[@britt-sen]

same..when i heard it was a 4 yr renovation, i assumed there would be a lift installed.

[@panoshountis1516]

Absolutely spot on! Offering no accessibility options for even someone suffering a disabling accident let alone permanent mobility challenges is a big flaw to this offering.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Must have a lift especially with 4 plus storeys!

[@jorgemontefusco650]

Parking?

[@jrgnc1]

Oh wonderful. another historic townhouse totally stripped of its character...PASS

[@CalTxDude]

It's true. Seeing the facade I was anxious to see the interior But as soon as I got a look at the kitchen...I'm out!

[@missjanee9174]

@@jrgnc1 It’s designed for and by millennials No character, no color. Plain.

[@missjanee9174]

Another historic home redesigned by millennials for millennials. No character, no color. Plain

[@ReganAtSea]

honestly a drab conference center of a house

[@SandraRees]

Totally agree, just like most of these huge modernized properties, too many rooms, too much space and too big to be homely😒

[@wds305]

This house reminds me of what has been going on in London for a long time: a beautiful historic exterior - really wonderful, and then a sterile, uber-modern interior (the insides having been gutted instead of restored). It has been said that "taste is the result of scope."

[@rhondagoldman2895]

this home has no character

[@queue555]

It's a hotel. A very expensive one just to be looked at. Not real people place at all. You couldn't have a pet! New York snobs.

[@sheacrocker7048]

I can’t believe there’s no elevator, $20 million having to go up all those stairs, no thank you

[@dextersmithbsee]

You have to walk up all those stairs on a daily basis. These developers have to be joking.

[@smgreenartsprivate]

Feels more like an office building than a home for me. Kids rooms are small I agree. I couldn't see 5 beds there. No parking or a lift they will need to work on that to get anyone to pay 20 million. I have seen properties in NYC at this range that do have a lift and parking. I like the design and furnishings are interesting as the natural light sources. I also think the family bath should have an actual bath in and shower only for the nanny suite. Interesting prospect for a young family or a couple wanting a home and work from home situation would actually work well. Thanks Matt :) well done :)

[@michaeljarosz4062]

The lack of parking is a fact of life in Manhattan. ALL of those neighboring row houses have the same problem. And what about an apartment building with 200 apartments? Where are you going to put 200 cars? I lived in NYC for 45 years without owning a car. I don't even have a driver's license. The supermarket is rarely more than a block or two away, and it doesn't have any parking either. You buy groceries in small batches several times a week and walk them home or have them delivered if you don't mind the extra cost. BTW: the few street parking spaces you see in the video are regulated. Where I lived on 10th street, your car had to be out by 6:00 am for trash collection and street sweeping. That's 6 am IN THE MORNING!!!

[@aquilhall262]

@@michaeljarosz4062 I suppose you are right! If you are living in Manhattan, you would have to make some big adjustments, because you really wouldn't need a car. And If you do need a car, it would come at a steep premium i.e. parking.

[@riderchallenge4250]

@@michaeljarosz4062 you think a guy buying a house woth 20 million would not have a car

[@michaeljarosz4062]

Yes

[@MTobin1000]

Gorgeous NYC Townhouse Matt. Well done…. Summer, you did a great job filming this tour. Great job you two….Mike

[@amandafreebrey9192]

Love the historic facade, and the interior is a clean crisp base for anyone to put their stamp on, lovely out door spaces ❤️

[@mbf9690]

Too modern. It’s a shame these contractors ruin the original character of these properties. The kitchen looks like a place where they do autopsies.

[@YoBoyMarcus]

You need an autopsy after you shell out that kind of cash.

[@usa-girl911]

@@YoBoyMarcus😂😂😂😂😂

[@janellestevens2316]

It is gorgeous. My grandmother lived in NY City for decades. Other than the master, those bedrooms are typical city spaces; SMALL, but I could be very happy living there!

[@AC-AC-AC]

$20 million and 20 windows staring at you….I’d trade those windows for acres, thank you very much!

[@Kevin-bq7ti]

Yeah living out in the middle of nowhere hiding from people sounds like so much fun.

[@LadyAndanaZerva]

1. Where is the Parking? 2. Security? 3. Garbage disposal?

[@MR-hu3ht]

1. It's Manhattan, garages are rarely a thing 2.Were you expecting armed guards? 3. Those aren't really a thing in NYC.

[@Grahame1975]

Never been to Manhattan?

[@hewitc]

I'm sure it has an alarm system. You park in a parking gargage down the street.

[@BradThePitts]

People of this wealth in Manhattan would have their car parked in a car park garage a few blocks away and have an assistant bring it to them at any time by a phone call. This isn't Dallas, Texas! The security is that it is in the West Village. Break-ins and home robberies in this area are rare. It is completely understandable that it is weird to most people that your ground floor has a direct view of the public sidewalk and street, even though it has a wrought iron fence. In-sink garbage disposals are against code anywhere in the New York City tri state area.

[@ahmadshawky2212]

@@MR-hu3ht we know it's Manhattan not Bangladesh. The questions are valid for someone who can choose to live elsewhere at this price tag (with a garage and an elevator for a 5 Storey house)

[@LeeDee-kc1im]

Very Beautiful house. Every floor is beautifully decorated and gorgeous. ❤❤

[@culinista]

Except for the outside area, the whole place seems boring, cold, and depressing to me.

[@ebbyjones3177]

lacking in soul.

[@HaiNguyenLandNhaTrang]

Absolutely nice, looking foward to see more video like this. Thanks.

[@jaetine9006]

I think what people don’t realize is that the people who own property at this price point in this neighborhood employ interior designers who would upgrade the finishes (like painting, wallpaper etc.), furnish, and decorate this home so that it’s unique to the owner. Certainly you can move into this home and do no work, but most spending 20 million to live here would make it their own.

[@CalTxDude]

Oh that's completely understandable. There just seems to be a lot of people with a whole lot of money Who seem to decorate Virtually the same. Rip out the charm and the character and put in a kitchen That no matter how high-end the appliances it's become generic looking. When I sold my townhouse in San Francisco, There were a lot of the original 1907 features, Well takencare of spaces. We had done more of a restoration than a Renovation. With upgraded And modern conveniences of course. My favorite original feature was the 7ft classroom bathtub The French style Ceramic & Nickel hardware! After my partner died I decided to downsize and I sold it. It was purchased by a couple who later divorced but The husband and I became friends. He invited me back and it was Completely Redone! However, They had only Completed the top floor, Most of which was the primary bedrom, closet & bath. Which I thought was an ultra modern shonda! I've never been a fan of postmodern architecture or style.

[@paulkemp6057]

@@jaetine9006 I understand that. But I'm presuming this house (like the many other victims of modernisation) originally had fine period interior finishes - decorative plaster and woodwork, architraves, cornices, chimney pieces, ceiling mouldings, Versailles parquet. My objection is that most if not all of this would have been ripped out to create those modern interiors. In my opnion, if you have this sort of money, and you want a contemporary style home, there are plenty of post-War properties on the market. Don't buy something that was built a century or more ago then mutilate it! As to hiring an interior designer to put the charm and individual character back in, isn't that the height of irony, given that a fortune was wasted ripping the original charm and character out?

[@september9113]

No...just look at the 2 tiny bedrooms among other things I would expect more for 20 Million. The Principle suite is nice tho.

[@pavelow235]

You got to be kidding me, it's the heart of Manhattan, do you know how land values work or not?

[@aquilhall262]

you are definitely paying for the location!

[@noreenstxs9605]

@@pavelow235 rude

[@StuartHurry]

Great house, I really like this one!

[@denysedubois9334]

This townhouse has 3 downers. 1. The house is kind of lacking in the depth dept - perhaps from the decision to give a bit more footage to the backyard during the gut job? 2. The dining room being awkwardly on the parlour level given that the kitchen is on a lower level; no option of a dumb waiter to ease the problem; nor any room on the parlour level to add a prep kitchen no matter how small. 3. No elevator. These 3 big negatives will make it very difficult to sell quickly. Lastly, the great idea of a heating system outside on the sidewalk and stairs does not make up for the above - besides with climate change, NYC is getting less and less snow.

[@roywong6550]

Elevator ...

[@christinecamley]

Gorgeous!! 🙂I adore this area of Manhattan!! Elegant, sophisticated!!

[@adrimute]

Beautiful property love the natural and neutral tone deco. With the light that comes in it is just beautiful and inviting. Certainly better than the 85Million one you showed.

[@milogem]

Genius use of space in the basement and how it’s extended to under the patio to allow for skylight and top horizontal windows by the backyard. P.S love the video and presentation matches the ambiance perfectly. Well done!

[@jenniferfitzgerald1796]

20 million and fighting for parking. Needs an elevator. Too modern, the charm is gone. Why is there a glass room for the toilet?? For smell? What’s the point? No privacy.

[@Kamrunnahar-gn7ld]

The interior is amazing

[@TheGreatHuman]

What an amazing house, personally this would appeal a lot more than a glass box penthouse at twice the price.

[@donnadrane4977]

Did anyone else realize how small the bedrooms were and the lack of an elevator?

[@magnotmarge1880]

This is a great renovation! I love the black and white toned color theme. I think it provides a great blank slate for the owners to decorate however they'd like. And there's a ton of outdoor space relative to other New York properties. The only thing that got me was that glass bathroom. I think I'd feel more exposed going to the bathroom surrounded by glass than I would if it was open to the rest of the bathroom.

[@jenk3841]

wow😮😮😮 ilove it!!!

[@j400wel]

These houses were going for around $5 million a few years ago.

[@pete-p4t]

i have the feeling someone imagines a number and thats the price they list it for.

[@ActuallyJamesS]

@@pete-p4t That's absolutely how it works and it's unlikely it will sell for 20

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@ActuallyJamesSmight be 15-17

[@serenadesoz]

Shame they removed any character from the interior.

[@ginty9041]

At that price point, and no lift (elevator) - would very quickly tire of up and down stairs constantly - good for fitness I suppose!

[@lawrencer25]

What a load of rubbish.. $20M plus taxes. More money than sense No lift No swimming pool No garage. 100's of people able to view into property... No privacy. Good luck with that 😂😂

[@dextersmithbsee]

Right!! 😂😂😂😂

[@BillyLapTop]

Nice townhouse, designed for those who like getting their cardio climbing stairs and no elevator but some ceilings are elevated.

[@sandraleigh4023]

For 20 mil, I'm gonna need an elevator!! 😁

[@gamezone2124]

Wonderful home.i like this entire house 😮😮

[@elanmackey7892]

This will sell quickly! Skylights throughout are perfection and the matte white marble everywhere especially in the kitchen is divine priced well🤩

[@dextersmithbsee]

😂😂😂

[@rushie72]

Wow, it's beautiful

[@jonnyharvey]

The stairs leading down to the kitchen - it blocks the whole back window!?! Surely they could've done something else here? Otherwise beautiful house

[@rj9617]

Very nice place and excellent presentation. Well done, guys!

[@shanjidakhatun4016]

Its so aesthetic historical

[@Query05-v2w]

For all the money they put into these homes why oh why is their NO awnings for the outdoor spaces ? The weather in New York is brutal summer and winter . Thank you for showing the townhouse . It is a lovely home 👆🇨🇦

[@Fahmida-Akter0245]

What an amazing house,

[@jessicalouise7083]

It is so overlooked & there are no curtains or blinds in the toilet/bathrooms…

[@thaisnathalie15]

The house and this place is very beautiful. The West Village is Like as place the movies, is very wonderful.

[@AbdulKayoum0]

So beautiful house

[@AGNDJ]

More of these please. Absolutely beautiful.

[@mithisultana8248]

Amazing property

[@CraigMingus]

PROS: Around the corner from A Salt & Battery and Equinox. Rooftop patio. Landscaped backyard. Walk-in shower. Fairly quiet neighborhood. Heated sidewalk and porch stairs. CONS: No elevator installed for a 5-floor walk-up. (How can someone spend all that time and money on a renovation and not put in an elevator?)

[@TheMsfriedman]

Five stories? My knees could never.

[@MaxLittleTV]

You still have to park your Land Rover in the street. Only on NY!

[@sarahadjei6167]

Hi Matt. Love u guys so much. Thanks for going round and round for me 😊xx.

[@jaetine9006]

If you care about parking, open lawn, not a lot of stairs, garbage disposals, and no close neighbors… perhaps don’t consider buying a townhouse? There are different housing types, lots, and locations that provide all these things. In fact, most of the housing in US affords all or many of these things.

[@lisahumphries3898]

Beautifully decorated but what a pain to have the kitchen and dining room on different floors. Five stories? Even if I could afford it, no thank you.

[@JannatulfatemaEsha]

Wonderful... Palaces

[@stanlyjasonbaroi2566]

Nice property 🎉

[@brentm7278]

Lovely home. I would swap the dining area and the living family area off the kitchen.

[@gimmejr]

Nice townhouse, already had a price drop of 2 million.

[@MG-ot2yr]

Looks very similar to my townhouse in a historic town in Virginia....though mine is a little smaller and goes for about $700K...obviously the location mainly drives that $20M price tag.

[@md.babulmia4451]

Wonderful

[@KimHeil-ew8ln]

Beautiful.

[@BradThePitts]

1:00 Oddly, those slabs on the sidewalk look over 100 years old and they are consistent down the block. How did they install the snow melt system?

[@sakilfunvideo1626]

Oh wonderfull.

[@sarwarahmedsojib66666Devil]

Nice house😍🤩

[@SumaiaKhatun-k5s]

beautiful

[@jrs2024]

12:51 Thank you for the tour. I hear the point of this pretty brick-townhome’s character lost in translation, but the interior isn’t ugly. 😊 Yes, an elevator would’ve been helpful. At my timestamp, he opened the doors to the laundry machines, but what’s behind him?!! The stairway! Omg, that door swung out wide where he was only one step away from falling backwards & downward on wooden stairs. 😮 For a $20M home, I’d want a safer solution.

[@MaryanneWolf-y6x]

All that and no parking

[@johnporter3900]

Hi I have followed you guys for many years but I have to say I also like seeing summer as well on the videos you both compliment each other in great videos content x

[@ImaneBou30]

There are already a lot of channels showing houses in America, you should do tours in more unique places to stand out!!!

[@todddurham2975]

Idk… for 20,000,000 I expected a bit more boat..

[@akomolafeoluwaseyi7015]

@@todddurham2975 It's New York my friend.

[@BONNIEJOYOSBORN]

NY University needs another frat party house... This could be it ‼️

[@TurinTasnim]

Ohh beautiful 👌

[@ericdonald8148]

it doesn’t have an elevator, which is a bit disappointing

[@alaxshishir9688]

Seriously!! This is what I want to see.

[@nysunflower9439]

This property could be anywhere. Please stop “renovating” these lovely old buildings. You are taking all the character out of them. It breaks my heart.

[@Cheesemood578]

Why do all expensive homes look soulless inside?

[@ArtisanElevators-pv7qj]

Thanks for sharing, keep sharing more please

[@janiceminuto1707]

This house needs a splash of color, too much white makes it looks like a medical facility.

[@06barcafan10]

$20M to have all your neighbors see you chill on your patio. 🤦‍♂️

[@akilahbrooklyn8236]

Nice home.

[@beatriceroosmark]

Goals!

[@DixonDixon65]

No way.

[@carriebrooks4174]

No elevator.... Almost perfection.

[@rach5668]

Love it ❤

[@uberaustin777]

those glass walls for the toilet are awful, lmao

[@ericwilson911]

@@uberaustin777 They probably did that to let natural light into the shower as the window is there.

[@rainyd4293]

@@ericwilson911 And 3 of the bathrooms are windowless, that’s disgusting. So much for stressing on natural light. SMH

[@Kevin-bq7ti]

@@rainyd4293 you used the word disgusting like you are talking about an outhouse. Incredible

[@QuangBĐSNhaTrang79]

Really interesting video. Thanks ❤😊

[@avibialik2376]

"downtown manhattan" is not the upper west side. also the street sign showed is not the upper west side. so where is it? this is most likely the west village

[@TheLuxuryHomeShow]

Correct, it’s the West Village ☺️🙏🏻

[@brittanyb5942]

Beautiful!

[@justaguy6862]

A see-through toilet room in the primary?! 🤣🤣🤣 Hey, whatever gets you off, i guess. 😁😁😁

[@fayesouthall6604]

Awful

[@Blujokeryyt]

Wonderful video

[@williamlidster5850]

$20,000,000? You could have a palace sitting on 20 acres, waterfront in North Carolina for that kind of money!

[@Anwar_7yo9bo8k]

Very beautiful house❤

[@christinec7892]

It’s a shame there’s no elevator

[@jacquesmertens3369]

A bit surprised it's still on the market after 1 month. It just shows there's more supply than demand. People are running away from NYC.

[@RaselmiahSathiharapakhi]

Amazing video

[@bappadityabhattacharya8762]

One would buy 20 mil townhouse , without so much as a garage. Say if I had 20 million to spare on a house , I would definitely be having 6 to 7 cars where am i going to put them, keep my Rolls Royce parked infront out in the element .

[@MR-hu3ht]

So NOT in NYC then? Hahaha

[@hewitc]

Jerry Seinfeld bought a scond building nearby to house his car collecton.

[@bappadityabhattacharya8762]

@@MR-hu3ht Miami

[@bappadityabhattacharya8762]

@@hewitc Exactly , in old days with a town house you had something called a carriage house or news house which was used to keep your horse carriage and your coachman would bring it arround when you need to travel . But nowadays you only get the townhouse at ridiculous price and not the associated carriage house , you have to spend another 20 million to buy one.