Events & Meetings

1887 Townhouse is available for receptions, cocktail parties, product launches and exhibits, meetings, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, weddings, and corporate and private events. Each floor can accommodate 40 to 50 people standing, with another 40 in the garden. At any one time you may have a total of 150 throughout the building. You can host sit-down dinners for 10 in the dining room or for 30 in the garden (3 tables of 10). This unique townhouse is located a few minutes from midtown in the heart of the Central Park West Historic District. Each floor measures 1,000 sq. ft. and all rooms are fully furnished.

Garden Floor:

• With the garden, dining room and large kitchen, this floor can serve as either an entertaining space or as a prep and work space for your chef and staff.  It is entered from the street using the downstairs door under the stoop. 
• Dining room (216 sq. ft.) has 10 dark-brown leather chairs around a mahogany dining table.
• Main kitchen (306 sq. ft.) is designed for cooking and entertaining, with 3 stools around the center island and a loveseat against the wall.  The island works well for buffet service.
• Garden (612 sq. ft.) off the kitchen has a large bluestone patio, two sets of garden furniture including a dozen chairs, and a gas grill.  With additional tables and chairs, the garden can accommodate sit-down dinners for 30.
• Rest room.

Parlor Floor:

• This main entertaining floor is reached through the upper entrance up the stoop from the street. 

• Living room #2 – Library (264 sq. ft.) has a working gas fireplace and contains honey-colored leather chairs and sofa.  Seats 15-20 people with additional chairs.
• Living room #1 (289 sq. ft.) contains a large white sectional sofa.  Seats 15-20 people with additional chairs.
• Wet Bar/Butler’s Pantry (60 sq. ft.)
• Ceilings are 11’ high.

2^nd Floor:

• Home office #1 (306 sq. ft.) contains computers, fax, photocopying, and a black leather sofa.  Seats 15-20 with additional chairs.

• Bedroom #3, (198 sq. ft.) normally an unoccupied guest room, has a seating area, desk, and bed.  It can serve as a VIP waiting area or dressing room.
• Rest room.

The 3rd and 4th Floors contain the second kitchen, the second home office, another rest room, and 3 large bedrooms with seating areas and desks. All of these rooms may be used as additional private rooms for VIPs, for product exhibits, for small-group breakout meetings, or for storage of equipment and supplies. The lowest level is the Basement which contains the laundry, a ping pong table, the 200 amp electrical box, and several storage areas. A central staircase connects all six floors. The total interior space is 6,000 sq. ft.

Available for all events and meetings:

• The 2 entrances: the upstairs main entrance for guests and the lower one for staff and deliveries.
• The 2 kitchens and outdoor grill for food preparation; the 3 large refrigerator-freezers for food storage.
• The 2 living rooms, 2 offices, dining room, and 4 bedrooms for whatever purpose you require.

• Use of all furniture, housewares, kitchen items, cooking equipment, table settings, linens, decorations, plants, art, garden furniture, and so on.  If you wish to bring in your own you may move ours out of the way.
• Use of our high speed WiFi; faxing and photocopying; the alarm system if leaving equipment or supplies overnight.
• Use of the 3 bathrooms, the 2 working gas fireplaces, the washer and dryer, the ping pong table, and the 4 coat racks (which will accommodate 50 guests).