LUXURY COUNTRY HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY • 12 MILES FROM MIDTOWN MANHATTAN • AVAILABLE FOR LEASE

Available For Sale, Rent or Lease With Option to Buy.
Prices Start at $8.5 Million; Rentals at $17,500 Monthly
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Villanova Heights in Riverdale, New York City at West 250th Street and Iselin Avenue Phone:1.914.375.1270

Riverdale Luxury Homes

Welcome to VillanovaHeights.com

Thank you for visiting our website and we hope you enjoy learning about this exclusive community from the comfort of your own home or office. Villanova Heights is located in beautiful Riverdale on the Hudson River in New York City. This estate is surrounded by breathtaking beauty and offers close proximity to Downtown Manhattan and the rest of the city. Rarely will you find this type of remote, "country" feeling in the midst of America's largest and most famous city.

World renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern is currently building fifteen luxury homes to the highest architectural standards available that will offer seclusion and privacy with a rural touch. For those who appreciate the benefits of living in a large city without the traffic and congestion of urban living, these exclusive properties will be the perfect anecdote. Imagine waking up to the sound of chirping birds and a gentle breeze flowing through the trees outside your bedroom window, then arriving in the midst of Midtown Manhattan only minutes later. This will be a reality for Villanova Heights residents.

These single family dream homes will be available for lease beginning in October of 2008.

The Architects

Robert A.M. Stern is the founder and senior partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP. He is a practicing architect, teacher, and writer. He is A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; Robert received the AIA New York Chapter's Medal of Honor in 1984 and the Chapter President's Award in 2001.

Mr. Stern is Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture. He personally directs the design of each of the Villanova Heights homes together with project architect Gary L. Brewer. Gary, Associate Partner, joined Robert A.M. Stern Architects in 1989. He has acted as Associate Partner on various institutional, hospitality, and residential projects.

Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP is a 38 year old firm consisting of over 300 employees that include hand-picked architects, interior designers, and specialized landscape architects. Throughout its history, this highly respected firm has made a name for itself as an industry leader in residential, institutional and commercial architectural design all over the world. The work of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP can be seen throughout the U.S, Asia, Europe and South America. The firm is currently involved in construction projects world wide and has even been chosen to construct the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Brewer's work has been widely published. His residential work has included the 1994 magazine Dream House, which was built near Atlanta as a model house for Habitat for Humanity and has sold over 3,000 house plans. He also was the project architect for the 1998 This Old House magazine Dream House and was featured in their magazine for a year's coverage of the design and construction process. He has designed custom houses in Seaside, Florida; Westport, Connecticut; Houston, Texas; East Hampton, New York; and the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York.

In 2004, Robert A.M. Stern and project architect Gary L. Brewer designed the Perkins Visitor Center at Wave Hill. Wave Hill is a 28 acre public garden and cultural institution overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Wave Hill is located on West 249th Street in Riverdale, approximately ½ mile from Villanova Heights.
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In developing Villanova Heights, Robert A.M. Stern Architects has adhered to its philosophy that the residences designed "do not, by their very being, threaten the esthetic and cultural values of the buildings around them." Further, that no one style "is appropriate to every building and every place." Finally, consistent with Robert A.M. Stern's belief in the continuity of tradition, his firm's work on Villanova Heights is driven "by entering into a dialogue with the past and with the spirit of the places in which we build."
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