Renaissance Sugar Hill Townhouse

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  • Min booking length
    4 hr minimum
  • Max attendees
    35 people
  • Square footage
    2700 sq/ft
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Perched on the highest elevation in Manhattan, the neighborhood feels like a slice of Colonial Williamsburg airlifted into the city. The townhouse looks at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington’s headquarters for 1776′s Battle of Harlem Heights and home to the infamous grand horizontal, Madame Jumel. At the time Duke Ellington dubbed it the “The Crown of Sugar Hill,” the immediate neighborhood was also home to W.E.B. DuBois, Paul Robeson, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Coleman Hawkins, Teddy Wilson, Johnny Hodges and dozens of Jazz Masters. The self-contained 900 sq foot garden apartment/former antiquarian book shop features a 4000 volume library specializing in Harlem Heights' history - from its roots in Revolution through the jazz-age Renaissance to its very Now now. The Parlor floor's 12 ft ceiling, features literature, modern and classical art, and culinary arts libraries, Kaiser Wilhelm's Viennese 1891 (same year as the house) baby grand, has hosted sit down dinners for 24, and comfortably stands 75. The library floor above has two baths and two collections. Besides the rarest books of the collections and a large LP collection and sound system, the front library features large bay windows with a postcard perfect view of the Morris Jumel Mansion. The second, more intimate library/study specializes in New York history, again related to the immediate neighborhood, as are art works liberally distributed about the premises. All have been shown to great advantage by Bruce Weber in Vogue and as ballast to his film portrait: Harlem: A Poetry Lesson. Wes Anderson filmed segments of an aborted documentary on Fran Lebowitz here. Kahlil Joseph's video for Aloe Blacc's 'I Need A Dollar' was filmed here and around the neighborhood. We've been featured in The New York Times, The Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Le Monde, Arte TV, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, The Independent, & served as location to several independent film makers, PBS and the BBC. We are available for photo shoots, filming, and literary events. We are not a party space.

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Category and style

House

Bohemian

Parking

Truck / motorhome on site parking: Street

Available parking lot or parking structure nearby

Location details

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Property size (sq ft): 2700
Main floor number: 2

Location Rules

Catering allowed
$150 min. cleaning fee. No indoors smoking but the garden welcomes smokers. Parties of over 20 people require security personnel.
Use of restroom(s) for a crew of 15 people or less is allowed

Amenities

Air Conditioning
Hair/Makeup area
Wifi

Features

Modern Bathroom
High Ceiling
French Doors
Wood Doors
Dark Wood Floor
Bookcase
Dressing Room
Home Library
Home Office
Walk-in closet
Patio
Quarter/Half/Three-Quarter Turn Stairs
Straight Stairs
City View
Bay or Bow Windows
Sash/Up And Down/Hung Windows

Restricted Areas

Garden apartment

Accessibility

Stairs
Street Level

Questions

  • Q: What's the maximum attendees I can have at this location?

    A: Kurt allows 35 attendees on location

  • Q: What types of activities are allowed at this location?

    A: Kurt allows production, events and meetings

  • Q: How many square feet is the location?

    A: Renaissance Sugar Hill Townhouse is 2700 sq/ft

Featured Reviews
Chloe C.
a year ago
This was the perfect location for our shooting and Kurt was very easy, pleasant and accommodating to work with. Would recommend to anyone looking for a unique place to film uptown. The history of the building was also very fun. Thank you Kurt!
Kristy C.
2 years ago
beautiful space. Host is great!
Kristy C.
2 years ago
This is a beautiful space. So much character and charm. The owner is so accommodating-what a find!
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