The Aporia · Wall Street titan lists bulletproof Upper East Side mansion for $80 million; property could become the neighbourhood’s priciest

John Mack, former CEO of Morgan Stanley, and his wife Christy are selling their Upper East Side mansion for $80 million, potentially making it New York City's most expensive townhouse ever sold. They purchased the landmarked limestone building in 2009 for $13.5 million and transformed it into a roughly 16,000-square-foot fortress with state-of-the-art security features, luxurious amenities like a private wellness club and screening room, and extensive living spaces. The Macks are retiring to North Carolina and listing the property through Mike Fabbri of The Agency.

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The former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack and his wife Christy have listed their Upper East Side townhouse in New York City for $80 million, making it the most expensive currently on sale. If sold at this price, it would surpass the previous record set by a 22,000-square-foot mansion that sold for $77.1 million in June 2019. The Macks bought the property in 2009 when Mack was CEO of Morgan Stanley for $13.5 million. They transformed the landmarked limestone building from a non-residential structure into a roughly 16,000-square-foot mansion with 20 rooms over six years, adding a floor and reinforcing it with steel beams. The original design by architect C.P.H. Gilbert dates back to 1902 for banker Henri P. Wertheim.

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In a following six-year gut job, the couple kept the landmarked limestone facade, added a floor and reinforced the guts with steel beams, transforming it into a roughly 16,000-square-foot mansion with 20 rooms.

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🔮 If sold at the listed price, the deal would break the city's townhouse record, previously set in June 2019 when 14 East 67th Street, a 22,000-square-foot mansion, was sold for $77.1 million.

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Wall Street titan lists bulletproof Upper East Side mansion for $80 million; property could become the neighbourhood’s priciest · assertive framing

Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack and his wife Christy have put their Upper East Side abode on the market for a whopping $80M, making it the most expensive townhouse currently on sale in New York City. asserted

it → put → City

If sold at the listed price, the deal would break the city's townhouse record, previously set in June 2019 when 14 East 67th Street, a 22,000-square-foot mansion, was sold for $77.1 million. asserted

Street → sell → million

The couple bought the abode in the form of a 33-foot-wide building that had never been a home at all. asserted

that → buy → building

Located at 165 East 70th Street, they scooped it up for $13.5 million in 2009, according to property records, back when Mack was a Wall Street giant, working at Morgan Stanley as the CEO. uncertain

Mack → locate → CEO

The building actually dates to 1902, when society architect C.P.H. Gilbert, the mind behind some of Fifth Avenue's grandest mansions, designed it for banker Henri P. Wertheim. asserted

Gilbert → date → Wertheim

couple → follow → rooms

The Macks had hunted for roughly a decade for a move-in-ready townhouse before settling on building their own, said listing agent Mike Fabbri of The Agency to The Post. asserted

Fabbri → hunt → Post

Now the couple is cashing out and retiring to North Carolina, where they both grew up. asserted

they → cash → Carolina

The home is a secured fortress. asserted

home → secure → ?

It has a state-of-the-art alarm system, dedicated security offices and even a bulletproof front door. asserted

It → have → system

A snowmelt system keeps the sidewalk clear in the winter. asserted

system → keep → winter

“So when it snows outside, the sidewalk in front of the house melts away the snow,” Fabbri explained. asserted

Fabbri → snow → snow

Inside, heat runs everywhere. asserted

heat → run → ?

“Not just the bedrooms and the baths, like every single floor is heated,” he said. asserted

he → heat → ?

The cellar works as a private wellness club with a hot tub, cold plunge, steam room, sauna and massage room. asserted

cellar → work → tub

Other highlights include a wood-panelled library, two soundproof offices, a full gym and private guest quarters with a full kitchen and a chef's kitchen with a walk-out dining terrace. asserted

highlights → include → terrace

There is also a private curb cut leading to a garage that doubles as a party space. asserted

that → be → space

“You’re usually giving up something to live in a townhouse,” Fabbri said. asserted

Fabbri → give → townhouse

“You’ve got it all in this house.” asserted

You → get → house

Previously, only five people have owned the site, according to Fabbri. uncertain

people → own → Fabbri

Singer sewing machine heir Stephen C. Clark used it as a garage and chauffeur's quarters while Paul and Bunny Mellon, used it as a private garage before selling it to the Macks. asserted

Mellon → use → Macks

“It’s completely turnkey, which is the magic word,” Fabbri said while highlighting that the new owner would not have to lift a finger to make the house comfortable and luxurious. asserted

house → ’ → finger

“It’s not just a showpiece, which it is. asserted

it → ’ → ?

It’s also somewhere that’s really functional.” asserted

that → ’ → ?

Wall Street titan lists bulletproof Upper East Side mansion for $80 million; property could become the neighbourhood’s priciest

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