Cushman & Wakefield and Corcoran have been exclusively retained to offer for sale 122 East 38th Street (the “Property”), an extraordinary 6,480± SF live-work commercial townhouse located on one of Murray Hill’s premier blocks between Park and Lexington Avenues, just steps from Grand Central Terminal.
This distinguished six-story plus cellar and roof terrace Neo-Federal townhouse combines historic elegance with modern refinement. Built in the early 20th century, the property features a stately brick façade with limestone detailing and balanced architectural proportions. Inside, soaring ceiling heights, intricate moldings, multiple fireplaces, and a dramatic spiral staircase create a sense of timeless sophistication, while updated, eco-conscious systems provide contemporary comfort and efficiency.
Situated on a tree-lined block just off Park Avenue, the Property offers a rare blend of privacy, prestige, and convenience, suitable for live-work users, governments, nonprofits, medical, institutional ownership, office use, or single-family conversion.
122 East 38th Street also boasts a storied history. Notable former residents include Charles Isham, historian and head librarian of the New York Historical Society, and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln Isham, granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1913, the couple commissioned the architecture firm Walker & Gillette to add the elegant mansard fourth floor, further enhancing the townhouse’s architectural prominence