Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times165 East 73rd Street. A quaint brick-and-limestone carriage house at 165 East 73rd Street that spent 110 years under the ownership of one family sold for $13.4 million and was the most expensive sale of the week, according to city records.
The two-story structure on a block between Lexington and Third Avenues that is a designated historic district was listed in January for $14.5 million; the annual property taxes are $54,696.43.
The 25-foot-wide Beaux-Arts-style carriage house was designed in 1903-04, with a twin next door at No. 167, by George L. Amoroux to shelter the armada of horses and carriages belonging to Henry Harper Benedict, the president of the Remington Typewriter Company. The property was converted to residential use after horses were eclipsed by automobiles, with hardwood flooring and crown molding installed throughout the second-floor apartment in 1939. Downstairs, vestiges of its decades as a stable are still visible in 2014: Hitching posts, blanket racks and the trap door for the hayloft enhance its character.
In recent years, the 5,058-square-foot property had an eight-room, three-bath rental unit on its upper floor, which has 10-foot ceilings. The ground floor, where the ceilings are 15 feet high, had a garage space and an in-law/owner’s apartment.
The original owner, Mr. Benedict, was the great-uncle of the seller, Antoinette Weiser, who grew up in an apartment in the carriage house but now lives in New Mexico.
Vannessa Kaufman of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing broker, and Michele Kleier of Kleier Residential represented the buyers, who used a limited liability company, 165 East 73rd Street. According to their broker, they will turn the carriage house into a single-family residence: Its 21st-century incarnation will be that of a luxury townhouse.
Big Ticket includes closed sales from the previous week, ending Wednesday.
