The First Penthouse in Manhattan (Marjorie Merriweather Post Penthouse) 

Thanks! 🙏 I was waiting for something like this at the end of the video. 🤔

Yes thank you for that update!

Thank you! That was going to be my question, since the narrator doesn't tell us the current status of the building. I'm guessing that M. M. Post's penthouse has been subdivided and is no longer intact, with any of the original room configuration or architectural details remaining. I thought of the sweeping, curved staircase and foyer from the movie "Auntie Mame." (1958) I wonder if Mrs. Post's penthouse was known to the set designer and if it inspired him?

Too bad they split it up.

Thanks. Was very much wondering

Dina Merrill lived a fairytale life, as a child she & her parents sailed on the beautiful yacht, the Sea Cloud. Dina had a tortoise from Galapagos she 'rode' on the deck. This penthouse, the yacht, Mar a Lago, Hillside in DC, Her 'Camp' in the Adirondacks- all fabulous properties

Building- yes. PH is subdivided into several apartments. Port cochere is gone.

​@@hewitcYou are correct!

@@hewitc the port cochere is still there, but you can no longer drive under like she did. Her original amazing front doors, salvaged from the Burden mansion were removed when she left the location for DC.

My condolences for living in both Boston and France. Better luck with your choices in the future.👍🥃

@@BillMcGirr 😊

I'd have to say, Land spreadin' out so far and wide! Keep Manhattan.....BEACH. Please!! Because I am just no city Boy. Like Al ALberts, I'd be "On the Way to Cape-Mayyyyy" :D

Me gustaría conocer su casa del siglo 16 en Francia!

FANCY! ❤❤ Comme c'est glamour!

She had many of those from which to choose as well!

I wasn’t able to license a few current photos, but there are a handful of rooms still intact spread across the 6 condos that took its place.

​@ThisHouse do any Floorplans or pictures exist of the floors below this fine pile? Were they highly prized when they first sold? Her presence is so large that I would have thought that the in crowd would see it like living in her basement.

I was wondering if someone would mention that .

They knew they’d have no use for her in 15 years.

They knew they’d have no use for her in 15 years.

@@whatsboredom9133 noy sure I see the sense in that statement...........

May I ask... Who..owned that property? (I'm plain and fascinated by the logistics of cosmopolitan rental property!!!)... I wish She could just OWN it...(I'm left figuring out WHY she could or wouldn't?)... Ty to anyone who knows 🙂

You are often visited by building maintenance workers who need access to the roof. They replace the water tower or elevator motor, install brackets to hold scaffolds and need to repair roof leaks. They are great but it's still a building occupied by many people, some of whom take the required firestairs to look at your terrace. The ones by the river can be so windy that it's impossible to sit and read a newspaper or barbeque. But still fantastic, yes.

Her daughter Dina Merrill was.

In Buenos Aires, right across from the obelisk on Avenida 9 de Julio, there’s a chalet that was built on top of a high rise in 1927; it’s literally a house on top of a building, and it looks so interesting and simultaneously very out of place.

I believe the shots of his patio is ,I remember seeing the patios apt for sale. it is in New york

How uncanny. A friend sent me this link a few days ago because we were having a conversation about it and a few other hotels. Geographic Guide wrote an article about it and included a couple interiors www.geographicguide.com/united-states/nyc/antique/hotels/gilsey-house/gilsey-house.htm

I actually wanted to share that link !! I walked by it this morning and it looked beautiful in the snow

Wouldn't we all. And perhaps a castle in Spain for an extra diversion.

In the winter the terraces get covered with snow. You can't just shovel it over the parapet wall. Make sure the fall leaves aren't blocking the drains or you, or your downstairs neighbor may have leaks in the ceiling.

We just fixed the subtitles! Thank you for bringing that to our attention!

Huge partys..beer blasts.

@@ThisHouse Please do some more fine tuning. Change "plasters" to "pilasters." Thank you for putting this video on RU-vid.

We made a video on it about a year ago, enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8nwdHmIKjU0.htmlsi=3ox4UsLP927Dqaw9

......umm, that's Trump.

@@theresalynch3703 who? You mean tRump?

It is completely broken up

broken up into many apartments that were sold as coops (condos)

And he deeded away the ability to use the property as a private residence when he took tax incentives from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. MAL must be preserved intact but can only be used as a private club/recreational facility. It can't be subdivided and it can't be sold as a private home. It will forever have strangers swimming in the pool and eating in the dining room as a commercial property. The change was irrevocable.

Great question! It has been divided up into 9 separate condos.

The building is still standing, but the penthouse was divided up into 6 separate units. Great question!

who converted it to a club because he couldn't afford to maintain it. Then he took tax breaks that permanently restricted the use of the property to commercial use as a club/recreational facility. No one can live their as a private residence. Trump is permitted to stay overnight because he swore he was the "live in property manager, or 'super'"

When she died the estate tried to give it to the state and federal governments for public use. Neither wanted it because it is too expensive to maintain. It languished on the market. No one wanted it. Trump bought it for cheap (relatively) thinking he could live there but he couldn't afford that either . Then he tried to subdivide the property and sell lots but it that was prohibited by the Town. So created the "club" to bring in revenue to maintain the property and he got the National Trust to landmark it, giving him big tax deductions. But that necessitated permanently restricting the use of the property to "private club". That's why it can't be sold today as a private residence and greatly reduces the value of the property. That can't be undone, so he made a bad decision just to get the tax breaks. It's a commercial property, basically a restaurant and event space that the County values at $18M, based on revenue. If it could be sold as a residence it would be worth over $100M. But it can't.

At least he didn't tear it down.

​@@sharksport01...Title restrictions . Can NOT..

@@sharksport01 The landmarks designation prohibits that.

@@hewitc I'm surprised The Donald made a bad business decision about Mar-a-Lago. Maybe this was his only option if he couldn't afford it as a private residence and couldn't rent it out. I don't see why a "private club" can't be changed back to "private residence" if the owner so desires. Two good things: Mar-a-Lago is landmarked, and it hasn't been torn down; not yet anyway.

She would appreciate that Trump recued the estate from ruin and spent millions on it preservation so you might want to give create where its due and stop being so narrow minded in your passive aggressive comments

@@silvermanandbuddy5111 eat me.

The penthouse was built almost 100 years ago. Those type of drapes and furnishings were in style and very fashionable at that time and only affordable by the very rich and famous. Styles come and go throughout time and what we consider ugly now to them it was beautiful. I remember during the early 1960's, my aunt owned a sofa and chairs that were covered in a clear, heavy plastic straight from the factory. The plastic was sealed around the edges and during the summer, your legs would stick to the plastic if one was wearing shorts or a dress. It was awful😝. The purpose of the plastic was to protect the fabric underneath and therefore, make the furniture last longer. My aunt also had linoleum with bright red flowers covering her floors 😝. I remember a time when new houses had wall-to-wall carpeting but now carpets are considered nasty and wood floors are in style again. I say decorate your house with whatever you feel comfortable regardless of current trends. I myself restored an old Victorian cottage, 126 years old, and I do have those heavy, old-fashioned drapes for my 8' windows. I love them. 😄♥️. To each, his own.

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So what do think is better cereal? Museli?

You’re about as sharp as a spoon, aren’t ya’??

And Jello

Government contracts.. Give me a smile .big one.

LOL

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Like Joan Crawford

Yes

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