Ilé ìtọ́ka pẹ̀lú đá ààrẹ yìí, tí o wa ní Upper East Side, jẹ́ àgbélẹ́kẹ́tà gidi pẹ̀lú ọ̀pọ̀ nínú àpẹẹrẹ àtàwọn àlàfo rẹ̀ tí ó ní itẹ́lọ́run. 18 East 76th wa ni ibi tó péye ní lẹ́bẹ́ iha ọ̀fíìsìkẹ́hìn Surrey Hotel àti Central Park láàárín 5th àti Madison Avenues, pẹ̀lú ilé-ìtura afẹ́fẹ́ Carlyle tó wà ní kòrner. Ilé náà ni a kọ́ lákòókò 1881 gẹ́gẹ́ bí ilé Victorian brownstone, Henry Block ra a ní 1906. Ó yá àwọn ẹlẹ́rọ̀ ilé Henry Hertz láti lo àtúnṣe ilé náà sí ẹwa Beaux-Arts tí ó wà lónìí, àṣà tuntun. Pẹ̀lú iwọn 22' ni ilẹ̀ àti 100' ni q́lọ́, The Block House jẹ́ àti ṣi wà péré fún ìfarahàn! Eyi jẹ́ àǹfààní alailẹ́gbẹ́ láti ní ilé ohun-ini tó wuni gan-an. Kaabọ sí Àkókò Gilded Manhattan! Rìn lórí ọpá đá, kọjá ibi àfoyembẹ́n kó lọ sí ilé ǹlẹ̀ tó n bọ́gbọ́n, pẹ̀lú àwọn kaakiri Corinthian tí ó dà àpáta àfoyembẹ́n nítorí rẹ̀ lẹ́hìn tó n gbé àyíká 14' àtègbé àṣà. Àwọn olóko ina ilé àgọ́ tó wà ní àwé kan jẹ́rè pẹ̀lú àgbà mímu tó sóro àwon àpò igbá. Àwọn ilẹ̀ ègè oak herring bone pẹ̀lú marquetry wà ní ipo tó dára. Àwọn ilẹ̀ ilẹ̀ fèrè yìí ṣe àtọwádá pẹ̀lú iró orén géré. Níbi àtìpó ilé yìí, à ń wá àwọn ilẹ̀ ilẹ̀ pẹ̀lú aṣà tó wà lẹ́hìn.
Ní ẹ̀hànà àbá, wọ ilé láti horse ọfíìsì tẹ́lú nàtù. Àwọn ilẹ̀ wa ni ilẹ̀-óyà àràgbọ 22’, tó dà lẹ́yìn ilé àpáta. Kó lọ́ọ́ títungbẹ́ ni ilé busjọ́ tí kukuru níẸ 76th. Àwọn mẹtan lẹ̀yà fi oruka déjànu ní àgbożeńkan àtinúdá. Wá àgbà àgbo - oruka (ni ilẹ̀ àgbé àẹgbẹ́).
Pẹ̀lú àwọn jistgħu miiran, gbogbo ni yìí ni irugbin tìpẹ̀. Ko si soko ni àgbà, ẹgbẹ kẹta wa p’ànfààni ilé. 7 sárà 3 àǹfààní (àti 4 482 m2). Gbogbo ni yìí tàbí 3 àtọkànwà àyà ni ilé, 8 n’ibè, àti 8.5 ikò ikò ikò.
Ikìnkìn, jẹ́ jẹ́ ilé ara tètẹ, 4 éclate, 7 nasà, lẹ́mú (nti tìkà ènìyàn) ni. Ilé pẹ̀lú atìpé ohùn “Àyẹyẹ jẹ́ iyatọ ni kó ni ilẹ̀, àní kó gbà tìyẹ naa tóso gbamọ́”.

This Upper East Side limestone mansion is exceptional with much of its magnificent original details lovingly preserved. 18 East 76th is ideally located next door to the chic Surrey Hotel and Central Park between 5th and Madison Avenues, with the legendary Carlyle Hotel around the corner. Originally built in 1881 as a Victorian brownstone, Henry Block purchased it in 1906. He hired architect Henry Hertz to upgrade the house to the Beaux-Arts beauty it is today, the style du jour. Measuring 22’ wide and 100’ deep, The Block House was and remains absolutely ideal for entertaining! This is a unique opportunity to own a truly remarkable property. Welcome to Manhattan’s Gilded Age! Walk up the limestone stairs passing through the foyer into the impressive front parlor with Corinthian columns adorning the walls upholding the soaring 14’ornate ceilings. You are greeted by a monumental fireplace topped with a massive mirror opposite a beautiful wrought iron staircase. The oak herring bone floors with marquetry are in remarkably good condition. French mirrored paned doors open into an intimate sitting room with 2 tall French windows facing E76th with monumental mirrors on both walls, and a marble fireplace. Leaving this room, and walking south through a wide corridor, you arrive in the rear parlor with another massive marble fireplace and mirror. A dramatic crystal chandelier is the crown jewel. Passing through the second parlor, you step into a generously sized office. An arched window measuring the entire west wall, with its own window seat brings in light. A discreet locked door in the wall paneling leads to a secret office pantry and half bath. Descending one flight from the street, with a separate entrance, the garden apartment is a spacious two bedroom, currently the servants quarters. You could take the European sized elevator to the third floor to enter a glorious living room with high ceilings, and a black marble fireplace. There are 3 tall mahogany encased French windows with limestone balustrades overlooking the treetops of East 76th Street. Turn south through a mahogany mirrored- cabinet hall with pocket doors on either end. Enter the formal dining room with a white marble fireplace, topped by yet another massive mirror. The dining room flows to an area with a west bay window, and powder room leading to the full kitchen. Create gourmet meals with the chef’s sized Wolf stove. The third floor hosts a large primary bedroom with high ceilings and ensuite bath. There are 3 tall arched French windows facing E 76th, and a corridor of tall wall compartmented closets. Two additional bedrooms on the 4th floor are in the south end of the house, one with a white fireplace, and both with tall American windows. The third floor has 2 more bathrooms, one in marble with a bidet, and the other has a jacuzzi. The Fifth floor has an additional large bedroom facing north with ensuite bath. There is an additional full bathroom in the hall. Facing south, is another dining living area with an adjacent roof terrace, a galley kitchen, and a home office. The current owner utilizes 4 bedrooms plus the 2 in the maids quarters. Technically this is an 8 bedroom and 8.5 bathroom home in 10,000 square feet with 7 fireplaces, and 3 kitchens including the servants quarters. The next owner will likely want to give this fantastic property some additional tender loving care with some contemporary updating while leaving its splendid magnificence in tact!