Behold, the ultimate New York real estate status symbol.
The Benjamin N. Duke House, unmissably sat at 1009 Fifth Avenue, is one of the last homes along Fifth Avenue to remain privately owned.
Built between 1899 and 1901, the Italian Renaissance palazzo-style mansion boasts more than 20,000 square feet of living space, featuring all the bedrooms, bathrooms and ballrooms a person could ever need (and then some) spread out over seven floors. Oh, and don't even get us started on the rooftop overlooking Central Park and The Met!
So what exactly will a Gilded Age Beaux Arts beauty like this run you?
Just a casual $80 million. Plus an estimated $23,000 a month in taxes. Not to mention the salaries of all the staff you'll need to run this place. Or the chunk of change it'll cost to heat, cool and keep the lights on! I mean, the real cost of owning this place might truly be endless.
But like, so worth it still, no?
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