$17.5M UWS townhouse set to hit market after reno

38 West 87th Street
38 West 87th Street

Renovations on an 1891 Gilbert Schellenger townhouse on the Upper West Side will be completed this summer — just in time for a new resident interested in the $17.5 million digs.

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The six-bedroom home at 38 West 87th Street, previously sold as a multi-family property with ten apartments on short-term leases, was picked up for $5.15 million in 2011. Now on the market as a 6,300-square-foot single-family home, it is listed by Blu Realty Group.

The sprawling five-floor townhouse features a grand salon, formal dining room, two fireplaces, a blacony and full butler’s pantry with a dumbwaiter. [Curbed]Julie Strickland