A Look Inside the East Village's Mansion of Death

After changing hands, the old Stuyvesant Polyclinic on Second Avenue between 8th and 9th returned to the market with gusto. But the "Buy This Mansion" signs plastered to its 124-year-old, carved terra cotta façade have been taken down. The broker, Moss Real Estate Group, imagined a rock star like Lenny Kravitz would buy the building for $13 million and install an “indoor/outdoor saltwater swimming pool exiting to your gigantic organic garden” along with other whimsies. What of the interior of this now possibly-sold landmark? The broker's listing now includes a few bright and shiny interiors, but a look inside, per the photo gallery above, does show the place looking impressive. But I don’t know where that swimming pool and garden is going to go, because there is no backyard. A quick peek through the windows of the neighboring Ottendorfer Library reveals a weird outbuilding connected by a passageway taking up the entire rear space. As a century-old medical clinic, this building’s got some very special amenities. Like the full-service mortuary right inside the front door. —Jeremiah Moss
· Mansion of Death Sold? [Jeremiah's Vanishing New York]
· East Village Landmark Hits Market as 'Mansion' [Curbed]