Manhattan’s Wood-Burning Fireplaces
While fireplaces can be strictly for decoration, few will disagree that it’s way better when they’re not. Why waste time queuing up a YouTube video of a burning yule log when you can opt for the real thing (with far less targeted, unskippable advertisements)? Particularly at this time of year, not much can compete with the warm glow and cozy heat emanating from a wood-burning fireplace.
But that comfort need not be reserved for the Hudson Valley farmhouses or the Brooklyn townhouses. In a world where gas-fueled setups tend to reign, these marvelous Manhattan apartments boast wood-burning ones that stoke the flames of undeniable appeal.
Beguiling warmth enwraps this four-bedroom Greenwich Village co-op, courtesy of a dynamic wood-burning fireplace duo. Both sport their original mantels (the prewar building dates to 1926), with brick surrounds that help craft the home’s ever-appealing character. However, these are only two touches setting the tone. Your eyes will have their work cut out for them as they dart from handsome arched entryways to beamed ceilings to oak flooring to a vast eat-in kitchen featuring a window seat, copious custom cabinetry, and more.
Listed By: Pamela Wolfe of Corcoran’s Chelsea/Flatiron Office.
This Lenox Hill duplex’s living room flaunts staggering design. Front and center is the intricately carved mantel of a wood-burning fireplace, leading an ensemble cast of grand features that also includes 19-foot-high beamed ceilings, built-in floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that frame a charming window seat, and an original, 15-foot-plus stained-glass window. There’s even an interior balcony overlooking the space. Another wood-burning fireplace sits on the lower level inside a handsome paneled library, with a third found upstairs in a bedroom that also features one of the home’s four windowed baths.
Listed By: The Cathy Franklin Team of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
There can be an undeniable appeal to watching movies at home, especially when a wood-burning fireplace’s glow sets the mood lighting. Follow the crackling across this full-floor Chelsea home to an oversized study and media room, a ready-made escape with a projector screen, custom built-ins, and direct access to both the primary bedroom and a secluded full-length terrace. For the entertainer’s version of this setup, try the gas fireplace in the living room across the way, which freely flows into a dining area and out to a terrace overlooking the city.
Listed By: Dana Power and Max Nehrig of Corcoran’s Chelsea/Flatiron Office.
Heat rises upwards of 20 feet at this c.1920 home along enchantingly small Beekman Place. The wood-burning fireplace’s enduring charm helps ground the otherwise sky-minded space, also bathed in natural light through a full-height glass wall. If you come for the fireplace, stay for the immense garden on the other side of that glass, offering unparalleled natural serenity and indoor-outdoor living. Elsewhere, a full-floor primary suite beckons with an ever-inviting ambiance of its own thanks to another wood-burning fireplace, more floor-to-ceiling glass, and vistas peering over the river.
Listed By: Noble Black and Justin Figari of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
That sinking feeling is exquisite inside this Sutton Place two-bedroom. You’ll find it hard to escape the gravity of the corner residence’s sunken living room, especially when the wood-burning fireplace is lit. Step down through arched entryways onto herringbone hardwood floors and let an original marble mantel draw you into a world of prewar elegance that also includes beamed ceilings and massive casement windows. As views encompassing Manhattan’s skyline, the Queensboro Bridge, and the East River surround you, unrelenting comfort inside a soaking tub awaits in either bedroom’s ensuite.
Listed By: Darren Kearns of Corcoran’s SoHo Office.
