New York Post

MANSION EXPANSION

- By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL

This building will soon be the city’s largest mansion.

Famed architect Maya Lin — who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when she was just a 21-year-old Yale student — is the brains behind a 20,000-square foot single-family home being erected at 11 Hubert St. in Tribeca.

The plans, which were approved by the city’s Landmarks Preservati­on Commission, call for gut renovating the three-story building and adding two stories on top.

The building is about to hit the market for $35 million and it will cost another $15 million to develop, listing broker Andrew Azoulay, of Douglas Elliman, told The Post.

At 70 feet tall, 50 feet wide and 100 feet deep — with its own fourcar garage and 82-foot-long swimming pool — it will be the biggest suburban-style mansion the city has ever seen, Azoulay said.

It’s also the first home designed by Lin, who was a 2016 recipient of the Presidenti­al Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

“Due to the size of the entertaini­ng space, the crazy amenities, private parking and security, we know that this will be perfect for celebritie­s like Jay-Z, Beyoncé and their growing family,” Azoulay said.

The home also includes a high- speed commercial elevator, an interior courtyard, a basketball/ squash court, three kitchens and a rooftop terrace.

“A four-car garage is unique. Especially downtown,” said real-estate appraiser Jonathan Miller. “When you have a 50-foot-wide home with 100 feet depth, you have more options to create something unique. That’s what makes this unusual.”

The home will also include a security office and an entire floor below ground devoted to health and wellness.

The third floor will have a dining room overlookin­g the doubleheig­ht living room, with a wine room, a library/study, a warming/ prep kitchen, a bar and bathrooms.

The fourth floor will have three “very large” bedroom suites with nearly 500-square-foot walk-in closets, full bathrooms and studies. There’s another laundry room on this floor.

The fifth floor will be devoted to a 3,000-square-foot master suite with a two-story walk-in closet with an internal staircase.

The mystery seller bought the building for $13.3 million from architect Winka Dubbledam in 2014, according to city records.

Lin showed up at a landmarks-commission meeting last June to present the plans herself.

“It’s hard to say no to her,” a source said.

 ??  ?? THIS BOLD HOUSE: This property at 11 Hubert St. is being redesigned by architect Maya Lin and is slated to become the largest single-family home in the city. With five luxurious floors, including a four-car garage (bottom inset), the mansion is...
THIS BOLD HOUSE: This property at 11 Hubert St. is being redesigned by architect Maya Lin and is slated to become the largest single-family home in the city. With five luxurious floors, including a four-car garage (bottom inset), the mansion is...

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