19 East 64th Street

Historic building in Manhattan, New York January 2026 thumb|19 East 64th Street The Wildenstein & Company Building is an edifice that stands at 19 East 64th Street, near Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is five stories tall and was completed in early 1932. The building was designed in French 18th-century style by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, architect Horace Trumbauer.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/02/28/100688753.html?pageNumber=86 Seth Low House Sold to Bankers February 28, 1932 New York Times February 22, 2020 N17 Its facade is made of limestone. The Wildenstein art firm was located in the former Vanderbilt house at 647 Fifth Avenue, between 51st and 52nd Streets, for several years prior to the structure's completion.New Bank Offices On Madison Avenue New York Times March 6, 1932 RE2 The Charles F. Noyes Company arranged a five-year extension of a $545,000 mortgage at 5% in June 1932.Realty Financing New York Times June 3, 1932 38 In October 1993, Wildenstein & Company purchased 49% of the Pace Gallery; the Wildenstein gallery remained at the Wildenstein Building, and Pace's SoHo branch at 142 Greene Street also became part of the combined business.Two Top Manhattan Galleries Merge New York Times October 29, 1993 C25 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/29/arts/two-top-manhattan-galleries-merge.html In April 2010, the combined gallery announced it was splitting, and Pace bought out Wildenstein's 49%.Vogel, Carol Powerhouse Gallery Is Splitting Apart April 1, 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/arts/design/02vogel.html The New York Times January 1, 2011 In 1997 the house had up to 11 members of the Wildenstein family living in it at any one time, leading art dealer Harry Brooks to humorously call the house the "most expensive tenement in Manhattan".New York Media, LLC New York Magazine New York https://books.google.com/books?id=gugCAAAAMBAJ December 15, 1997 New York Media, LLC 32 0028-7369 The government of Qatar planned to buy the house for $90 million in 2014 and operate it as a consulate. The Russian businessman Len Blavatnik, who had planned to buy the house, sued David Wildenstein, believing that the Wildenstein family had reneged on a promise to sell Blavatnik the property for $79 million.Rosenberg Zoe Troubled $100M UES townhouse at center of billionaire’s lawsuit Curbed NY November 14, 2016 https://ny.curbed.com/2016/11/14/13623234/david-wildenstein-townhouse-upper-east-side-lawsuit https://web.archive.org/web/20161115120030/http://ny.curbed.com/2016/11/14/13623234/david-wildenstein-townhouse-upper-east-side-lawsuit dead November 15, 2016 July 28, 2024 A judge rejected the suit in March 2017, stating that the verbal agreement was not legally binding.Wildenstein mansion sets new NYC townhouse record with $79.5M sale https://therealdeal.com/2017/04/05/wildenstein-mansion-sets-new-nyc-townhouse-record-with-79-5m-sale/ The Real Deal April 11, 2017 In April 2017 it became the most expensive townhouse ever sold in Manhattan when it was sold for $79.5 million.Weaver Shaye East 64th Street Mansion Sells for Record $79.5M DNAinfo New York April 7, 2017 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170407/upper-east-side/wildenstein-mansion-townhouse-sells-record-breaking/ July 28, 2024 July 28, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240728220944/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170407/upper-east-side/wildenstein-mansion-townhouse-sells-record-breaking/ dead The building was sold again in February 2018 to Blavatnik for $90 million.One of the richest men on earth said to be buyer of record-setting UES mansion The Real Deal February 15, 2018 https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2018/02/15/one-of-the-richest-men-on-earth-said-to-be-buyer-of-record-setting-ues-mansion/ July 28, 2024Warerkar Tanay Upper East Side mansion sells for $90M, after selling for $79.5M last year Curbed NY February 14, 2018 https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/14/17014074/19-east-64-upper-east-side-mansion-sale-90-million https://web.archive.org/web/20180215043409/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/14/17014074/19-east-64-upper-east-side-mansion-sale-90-million dead February 15, 2018 July 28, 2024 The Skarstedt Gallery announced plans in January 2019 to move into the house.Armstrong Annie Skarstedt to Open New Space on New York’s Upper East Side ARTnews.com January 14, 2019 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/skarstedt-open-new-space-new-yorks-upper-east-side-11688/ July 28, 2024Westall Mark Skarstedt to open new 25,000-square-foot space in New York FAD Magazine January 14, 2019 https://fadmagazine.com/2019/01/14/skarstedt-to-open-new-25000-square-foot-space-in-new-york/ July 28, 2024 Since 2023, it has housed Lévy Gorvy Dayan's flagship gallery.LGDR Opens Its New Flagship Gallery With a Tribute to the Art of Posterior Cultured Mag April 24, 2023 https://www.artforum.com/venue/levy-gorvy-dayan-new-york-64th-street/ July 28, 2024 References 40 46.02 0 N 73 58.164 0 W title Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1932 Category:Residential buildings in Manhattan Category:Cultural history of New York City Category:Upper East Side