UES Townhouse With Hermès Walls Sells At $55M: City Docs

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A gleaming limestone townhouse with ritzy details just sold for an eye-popping $55 million on Thursday in Lenox Hill, according to city records from the New York City Department of Finance's Office of the City Register.

The 14,825-square-foot Beaux-Arts-style townhouse, located at 8 East 62nd St. between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, was most recently listed for $57.5 million by the Modlin Group at the beginning of the month on Feb. 2.

The single-family, five-story townhouse has six bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, and features a sweeping marble staircase, a 32-bulb Baccarat chandelier, and Hermes leather walls in the billiards room.

British developer Christian Candy and his wife, Emily Crompton-Candy, were the most recent owners of the townhouse, which they bought in 2022 for $48 million from Keith Rubenstein, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Rubenstein had been trying to sell the townhouse for $84.5 million in 2016, the Real Deal reported.

The home dates to 1903, when it was built by John H. Duncan, the architect of Grant’s Tomb, according to Modlin Group.

The home opens to a grand gallery with original malachite mosaic floors, a marble fireplace and sweeping staircase, along with a marble kitchen outfitted with a 60-inch range, according to StreetEasy.

The upper floors feature 17-foot ceilings, ornate crown moldings, Parquet de Versailles oak floors and a primary suite with dual marble-clad bathrooms and a wood-paneled library, Streeteasy says.

A rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen crowns the home, while the lower level includes a skylit gym, sauna, steam room, wine cellar and dog wash, according to Streeteasy.

Crompton-Candy and Candy listed it at $70 million in April 2025 before taking it back off the market and relisting it at $57.5 million, the Real Deal reported.

According to the New York City Department of Finance's Office of the City Register, the townhouse was sold to an anonymous buyer through a family trust.

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