Versace’s Manhattan mansion is for sale

An all white house, with a black wrought iron door and a golden medusa. Here she is Versace residence a Manhattanwhich today is on sale thus becoming the most prestigious property available in New York.

Purchased by the legendary designer in 1995, this six-story townhouse is located at 5 East 64th Street in the heart of the Big Apple. Cared for down to the last detail by Gianni Versace, and meticulously restored by the current owners, this Italian Baroque masterpiece offers the opportunity to own a piece of fashion and real estate history.

Seventeen grandly designed luxurious rooms blend together in opulence and grand design. This majestic and spacious limestone residence has approximately 1300 square meters inside on 6 floors with 300 square meters of magical trellis garden dominated by a balcony that runs the full width of the house. A roof terrace with gazebo overlooks Fifth Avenue and Madison.

Versace bought the neoclassical building and completely redesigned the interior with the same Italian Baroque style often mentioned in its couture, including Italian marble floors, painted ceilings and walls, Austrian mosaics and parquet floors, five fireplaces and huge bathrooms. All his genius is revealed in first 4 floors, each of which presents the legendary taste of the designer. The two upper floors, on the other hand, have been redesigned in a lighter and more extravagant way. These levels include terrazzo floors with marble inserts, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a game room with billiards and a Moroccan-style media room.

The two entrances provide separate main and service doors that open onto a spectacular marble gallery displaying a circular staircase and elevator. The large living room opens onto the full width balcony overlooking the garden. A cloakroom, a half bathroom, a staff bedroom and the back stairs to the garden level complete this floor.

A reception area with fountains leads to the spectacular Grand Dining Room. The walls are hand painted and inspired by Robert Adam’s Etruscan chamber in Osterley Park. This spectacular room opens directly onto the most beautiful private garden oasis in all of Manhattan.

On the third floor is an impressive Gallery, which leads to the Great Hall with a painted ceiling reminiscent of the Sistine Chapel, with restored 19th-century panels from a Florentine palace. Across the hall is a library / office with a fireplace.

The entire fourth floor is dedicated to master suite, which features a dressing room and a double ensuite spa, one of the largest in the city, with a huge sunken whirlpool tub in polished marble, steam shower, and double sinks. On the fifth floor there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms, connected by an oval living room.

Finally, on the sixth and top floor there is a Moroccan-style multimedia theater and a circular games room, each crowned by a skylight, served by a second kitchen and bathroom.

The big Terrace rooftop with gazebo overlooking the skyline.

The price? 70 million dollars.