A Castle in the Bronx -The Villa Charlotte Bronte

Feb 16

Stucco walls and terraces were used to create these very unusual apartment buildings.

The Villa Charlotte Bronte

No, this is not the southern coast of Italy or a villa in France. The southern part is right, but it’s part of the Bronx.

Here is what caught my eye. I hope you enjoy!

This unique apartment building is perched up high on a hill with multiple staircases leading to many of the 17 units.

French door entries allow access to the some of the units.

Ivy covered walls and winding hedge-lined paths add to the charm.

Barrel shaped terra cotta roofing

There are no hallways - all apartments are connected by walks and staircases.

This certainly is not your typical apartment building.

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Villa Charlotte Bronte takes on the look of an Italian Villa, which will make you forget that you are standing on Palisades Avenue in the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx in New York City. It is actually a three story high coop building built in 1927 on 1.27 acres. Local lawyer, John J. McKelvey, chose Architect Robert W. Gardner to build overlooking the spot where the Harlem River meets the Hudson River causing turbulent waters, Dutch “spuit den Duyvil or “spitting devil” then eventually Spuyten Duyvil. He created eight buildings, separated into two sections by a courtyard. Units in the Villa do not come on the market often, but when they do, they go fast, some with wood burning fireplaces, terraces, French doors and period details.

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