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An idyllic hideaway that’s worlds apart from nearby Times Square is coming to market. The $3.75 million property resides within a freestanding carriage house at 422 W. 46th St. The unusual
rear building, tucked away within a hidden courtyard that’s closed to the public, boasts a seemingly impossible combination of attractions — windows on all four sides, surrounding trees and,
still, views of bustling Times Square. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom co-op unit, moreover, is hitting the market for the first time since 1981, according to listing agent Paul Devlin of
Brown Harris Stevens. EXPLORE MORE “Somebody could be in here and you wouldn’t know that you are in the heart of Times Square,” Devlin told The Post. “You can look out the windows and see
the H&M tower … from the bedroom window, but when you come down to the courtyard, it’s serenely quiet.” The carriage house is a well-kept secret. It’s tucked away from prying eyes within
the confines of Clinton Court — a hidden courtyard accessed through a narrow, gated passageway along 46th Street. The home spans roughly 1,500 square feet of living space across the second
and third floors of the carriage house. It’s accessed by granite steps that also connect the home to a large roof terrace. In addition to two woodburning fireplaces and stained glass
details, the home boasts an auxiliary studio, which includes an office space, a bedroom and a bathroom. The 1850s-era structure has a former life as horse stables. The home for horses making
neighborhood deliveries, and the surrounding tenement buildings, later became a haven for 20th-century artists in the heart of Manhattan. The Menconi Brothers — the prominent architectural
sculptors behind the New York Public Library’s enormous and intricate flagpole bases — purchased 420 and 422 W. 46th St. in 1919, according to author and historian Tom Miller’s profile of
the property_. _The duo went on to turn the carriage house into an art studio. A 1937 New York Times article, cited by Miller, detailed the artist’s works littered around the courtyard, and
described the courtyard as “almost too picturesque, like a stage version of Montmartre.” Artists, actors, playwrights and other theater figures have been connected to Clinton Court over the
years, including actress Elizabeth Ashley and playwright Neil Simon. The property was used as a filming location in Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” and “Deconstructing Harry,”
according to the brokerage, as well as hit NYC procedurals like “Law & Order” and “Blue Bloods.” The listing is a part of an 18-unit cooperative and comes with a monthly fee of roughly
$4,000.