The long history of renovations and reinvention of a Greenwich Village townhouse continues. The 22-foot-wide Greek Revival building on Waverly Place, originally built in the 1830s, was purchased in 2005 for $6 million by Gerald Rosenfeld, the former head of investment banking at Lazard Frères, who converted it from an apartment building into a single-family home.

John and Debra Sherman, a married couple in the mortgage business with several renovation projects under their belt, purchased the property in July 2021 for $13 million, planning to overhaul the residence and make it their family home.

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The renovation, however, took five years, and while the work was underway, their life changed. The couple, who have four children, began spending more time outside New York City, and, by the time the house was finished, they had decided not to move in after all. “We weren’t designing with resale in mind—we were making decisions for ourselves and our family,” the couple says. “I think that gave us the freedom to be much more thoughtful about every detail.”

They designed the roughly 7,300-square-foot house to function as a real family home, with four bedrooms, nearly 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, and plenty of places to gather. There’s a heated pool, an outdoor kitchen and fire pit, plus a lower-level wellness area with a gym, massage room, sauna, and cold plunge.

The swim-spa pool was one of the more complicated updates. With no way to get it through the house, it had to be craned over while the street was shut down to through traffic, requiring a permit from the city.

The owners made a point of keeping some of the townhouse’s history intact—they opened up a wall in the cocktail lounge to reveal original brick and added lighting to highlight it—while adding modern technologies. The couple brought in its own AV specialist, ultimately spending more than $1 million on the AV and security systems.

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There’s also a 30-foot stairwell chandelier, a built-in wine wall, and a separate wine lounge, while the primary suite has backlit onyx accents, skyline views, and a steam shower with a color-changing lighting system and six body sprays. The rooftop terrace has 360-degree city views.

The turnkey townhouse is asking $45 million and is offered fully furnished by Nicole Gary of Keller Williams NYC, who has the exclusive listing. Gary says the finished house is aimed at a buyer who “does not want to spend the time to redesign their space. They can just walk in with their toothbrush and need not worry about anything else.”

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