2036 Delancey (www.2036delanceyplace.com) is a c. 1874 Second Empire mansion originally built by the Hewitt brothers who were protégés of Frank Furness and comissioned by Frederick Brown Jr., a chemist and a druggist in early Philadelphia whose success with Genuine Brown’s Ginger, a popular elixir for cramps, colic, and many other afflictions, provided the fortune. Lily Properties is not only restoring this mansion to its original splendor, after spending the past 40 years as a five-unit apartment building, but adding new behind-the-scenes techonolgy for today’s lifestyle. At a glance, some of the special features include a 3-car heated garage with 900 sq. ft. roof terrace, 14-foot ceilings on the first and second floor, all new mechanicals, over eight thousand square feet of living space, four-person elevator, two thousand bottle wine cellar, state-of-the-art kitchens and baths, 4-5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and one powder room, 6 fireplaces, 2 laundry rooms. More specific details are:
- Electrical
- All new 400amp service with Upper floor sub panel
- Dimmers on most light switches
- Energy efficient halogen recessed lighting
- All new exterior front wall sconces
- Temperature Control
- High efficiency heating and cooling for each floor
- High velocity air conditioning on each floor
- Original hot water radiators restored
- 2 new 400 btu furnaces
- All new Marvin windows with energy panel
- Plycellulose insulation blown in walls, ceilings and floors
- 3rd floor inner mansard roof sealed top and sides with foam insulation then plycellulose for maximum efficiency
- Plumbing
- All new copper to kitchens and baths
- 2- 75 gallon Bradford-White water heaters
- All new plumbing stacks and vents
- All new plumbing to the street
- Restoration Projects
- Original skylight restored
- Original walnut staircase stripped & stained
- Basement floor excavated to accommodate Media room
- Three arched walnut pocket doors restored
- Two squared walnut pocket doors restored
- Original walnut wainscot restored
- Original walnut and pine floors all refinished
- Original interior doors stripped and restored
- Original door hardware refinished to original function and luster
- New door hardware to resemble original
- All original plaster walls and ceilings restored in plaster
- All interior plaster crown molding restored
- All new door and window casing duplicated to original design
- Fireplaces relined
- All exterior brownstone restored
- New front staircase constructed of cast stone
- Sidewalk paving bricks re-laid with original pavers from time period
- Exterior brick repointed
- Second floor bay window stripped and restored
- Leaded glass in bay window restored
- Painted glass in skylight restored
- New cast stone ball finials on rear balconies
- Restored cast aluminum cornice
- 1st floor
- Parlor
- Dining Room with fireplace
- Master kitchen with island
- Powder room
- Rear staircase to basement
- 2nd floor
- Master Bedroom with fireplace
- Wardrobe room
- Master Bath with toilet closet
- Separate shower room
- Secondary bedroom with fireplace
- Secondary bath
- 3rd Floor
- Bedroom with 2 large closets
- Bath with linen closet
- Bedroom with large closet
- Bath with linen closet
- Laundry room
- Basement
- Media Room with fireplace
- Wet bar
- Secondary kitchen
- Possible gym
- Wine cellar
- Full bath
- Mechanical room
- Secondary laundry room
