In contract after just 15 days on the market, this fairytale penthouse in the heart of New York City's vibrant East Village awaits a lucky buyer.

This duplex penthouse, with its rooftop Cape Cod-style cottage, was on the market for $9,750,000, listed with Nick Gavin Properties | Compass.

The gut-renovated duplex offers four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and 3,000 square feet of living space inspired by English country living.

TThe elegant two-story residence features a bright, double-height living room featuring reclaimed parquet floor with tiles salvaged from a theatre in London, and chevron-pattern white oak throughout the rest of the home. 

There is a dreamy open-plan farmhouse kitchen, and the lower level also houses a 12-person dining area.

The primary suite has four custom-built walk-in closets and a marble fireplace, and upstairs, the penthouse offers additional bedrooms and a library with built-in bookshelves. The real gem of the penthouse is the Cape Cod-style shingled cottage on the rooftop, added in the 1980’s by the then-owner, artist Henry Merwin Shrady.

The late sculptor, painter, and film production designer was also a restorer of old houses and buildings, and in 1980, he purchased the walk-up building, vacant and derelict to renovate, keeping the top two floors as a duplex for himself.

Eventually, he added the iconic shingled rooftop cottage, which was used as his son’s college bedroom.

This charming space can be used as a guest suite, home office, or private studio and overlooks a private landscaped terrace, complete with an apple tree and lush shrubbery.

Hidden from street view, the Penthouse and Cottage at 72 East 1st Street has captured the essence of an English country manor in the heart of a bustling city.

All photos belong to the listing agency.

Photographed by Shannon Dupre of DDReps .