Renovated 1920’s Georgian Estate in Bronx, New York | Sotheby's International Realty

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700 West 247th Street, Bronx, New York, 10471 United States

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The Riverdale Estate

Unique opportunity to acquire an exquisitely renovated 1920’s Georgian residence in mint condition, located in the sought-after Estate Area of Riverdale. The house includes five bedrooms plus sitting room, four full baths, three half baths, an elevator, a palatial indoor swimming pool, six-car garage, separate one-bedroom guest house, garden shed, gazebo, and pergola, all elegantly sited on over 1.5 acres of private, secluded, and professionally landscaped grounds. Comprised of over 12,000 SF of interior area, this impressive compound includes a second contiguous lot which is protected from future development by a covenant in the deed.

The house was designed by award-winning architect Dwight James Baum who lived in Riverdale and designed many other prominent homes in the vicinity. It was originally built on the 26-acre estate of William E. Dodge who founded the Phelps Dodge Corporation. It is sited a comfortable distance from Dodge’s own mansion called Greyston which was designed in 1863 by James Renwick Jr., the architect of St. Patrick’s cathedral. The current owners have tastefully preserved Dwight J. Baum’s elegant architectural masterpiece while updating all mechanical equipment and systems to suit a modern lifestyle. They embellished an earlier landscape plan made by Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects (sons of legendary Frederick Law Olmstead) by adding an indoor swimming pool, patios, terraced lawns, and several outdoor garden rooms. The landscape abounds with established plantings including a magnificent 200-plus-year-old copper beech tree. Several priceless water sculptures complete the garden composition.

Property ID: 47JT74