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THE WALTER N. ROTHSCHILD MANSION 11 East 70th Street HISTORY O1. 'INE GARDENS The common rear gardens on East 70th Street between Madison and Park Avenues create an open enclave measuring 66 feet wide and 103 feet deep, behind three massive mansions on East 70th Street and four on East 71st, a concept of rare civility in New York which dates to 1928. 41 East 70th Street was built for Walter N. and Carob Rothschild and is available for sale. Carob was the daughter of Felix M. Warburg, and grew up in the mansion on Fifth Avenue and 92 Street which is now a museum; Mr. Rothschild was the Chairman of Abraham & Strauss. 45 East 70th Street was built for Arthur S. and Adele Lehman, the son of one of the founders of Lehman Brothers. Across from her parents, at 46 East 71st Street, lived Dorothy Lehman Bernhard and her husband, Richard, also a banker, lending the Lehman name to the unofficial name of the gardens. All seven families shared the giant garden and had their own private paradise. Today, low fences define individual gardens, but the green and peaceful impact remains intact • 11,256 interior sf (approx.) • Elevator • Built 28 x 67 • Rear garden 900 sf (approx.) • Lot-line windows • Six floors, plus basement EFTA00286346 HISTORY OF THE GARDENS The common rear gardens on East 70th Street between Madison and Park Avenues create an open enclave measuring 66 feet wide and 103 feet deep, behind three massive mansions on East 70th Street and four on East 71st, a concept of rare civility in New York which dates to 1928. 41 East 70th Street was built for Walter N. and Carola Warburg-Rothschild. 45 East 70th Street was built for Arthur S. and Adele Lehman, the son of one of the founders of Lehman Brothers. Across from her parents, at 46 East 71st Street, lived Dorothy Lehman Bernhard and her husband, Richard, also a banker, lending the Lehman name to the unofficial name of the gardens. All seven families shared the giant garden where the children and dogs played in their private paradise. Today, low fences define individual gardens, but the green and peaceful impact remains intact. THE MANSION Built in1929, Aymar Embury II maximized the impact of the 28' wide mansion with the feature of lot-line windows to the west, in addition to windows to the north and south, maximizing the interior light. The Rothschild Mansion includes six floors comprising approximately 11,256 square feet, not including the basement which would increase the sf to 13,132 square feet as it features unusually high ceilings, windows to the north, south, and west and a separate entrance to East 70th Street. There is a curved main staircase capped by a skylight (presently covered). All floors of the mansion arc flooded with light, due to the low mansions on East 70 Street to the south and the exquisite 66' deep garden enclave to the north. One can see the sky from the second floor! The sixth floor has a terrace to the south, and a splendid view of the Four Seasons I lotel, making this a rare townhouse with a view! This vista can also be seen from the roof, which could be developed into an additional garden, and feels like a mesa in the sky. The windows on the west wall could be developed to bring in even more light, while the rear of each floor overlooks the gardens to the north, an exquisite aspect of this home. This is a rare opportunity for the individual who seeks the irreplaceable impact of an extremely wide mansion on a garden enclave that will never be duplicated. EFTA00286347  41 East 70th Street — = = — — •-• a POO 0•PCI II in 'r " 5 Mira II Ir°7?". 11,.. :7 :e . . 1111.1 Ott... ...... 7 F2X1 orna :.: ,., ...., I Ix 1 ill iiI- iii ll AI == == Mal __ ill se /MI _ Aell I am in .. = = _ a s MIN I A IIIEF, -qv.: IIIm i; 1111 11111 ft . ores Cootoorooro GAROD1LEVU. 0.1/11.0/21LIYCL riii„, ,....,..„,..._.... TWO 1.11W1 FOURTH 21.004 111,111 FLOOR SLOW FLOOR EFTA00286348