Holy return!
A luxury former East Village synagogue home is back on the market for $27,500 a month.
The four-bedroom, 2 ½-bathroom home at 317 E. 8th St. is 4,217 square feet and comes fully furnished. Last asked $39,500 per month in 2022 as a “short term” rental.
The Gothic Revival synagogue, known as the 8th Street Shul, was built in the late 19th century when the East Village was a thriving Jewish immigrant community filled with tenements and synagogues. But in 1982, the synagogue was severely damaged by a devastating fire. It then became the subject of a passionate preservation campaign that was finally lost to real estate interests in 2000, when a judge ruled that the synagogue could be converted into residential housing.
Four years later, in 2004, Martin Davis purchased the synagogue space for $1.31 million and began a renovation by designer Tim Andreas. They gutted the interior of the building while preserving the exterior, including the stained glass and Star of David.
Davis later discovered that his grandfather had grown up in an apartment behind the building, although he attended a different synagogue.
The four-story home comes with three outdoor spaces, including a landscaped roof deck with hot tub, as well as a steam room and wine storage.
Design details include Brazilian cherry floors and radiant floor heating, along with custom windows – replicas of the synagogue’s originals – featuring the original 19th-century Star of David.
Inside there are 22-foot cathedral ceilings, a cantilevered balcony with a built-in projector and a chef’s kitchen with a large island. Glass doors lead to a dining terrace. The living room features floor to ceiling walls of exposed brick.
The second level boasts a library with an Italian marble fireplace and wet bar, two bedrooms with custom closets and sliding doors to create a larger guest suite. The master bedroom occupies the third floor. It features a custom fireplace, a separate bathroom and access to a terrace with a hot tub – while the fourth floor houses a roof office with a landscaped terrace, ipe wood flooring and custom sound.
The listing agents are Jed Garfield, Matthew Lesser, Matthew Lipsky and Matthew Pravda of Leslie Garfield.
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