Once a Restaurant, Then a Granary, This Jewel-Box Town House Defines Serenity in the City

"For Kamel, the founder and principal of architecture and interior design firm Ronen Lev, the soup-to-nuts renovation of a four-story 1899 edifice was a deeply personal homecoming. Having lived in the neighborhood for a number of years after college, the couple moved uptown when their first child was born, but the call of their beloved corner of the city eventually became too difficult to ignore."

"With the help of a pocket-listing agent, Kamel finally found a property that ticked all the boxes. Once both a restaurant and granary during its 125-year existence, the distinctive address was flooded with natural light from ample windows and an opening between the ground and garden floors. Cozy in scale, it still felt open enough, and its multilevel layout provided a natural separation between private and public spaces."

Interior designer Jessica Kamel and her husband renovated a four-story 1899 townhouse in Downtown Manhattan to create a family-centered, community-oriented home. The redesign preserved the building’s historic character while introducing practical family-centric changes. Ample windows and an opening between the ground and garden floors maximize natural light and foster connection. The multilevel layout separates private and public areas. Logical additions included several closets and an airy dining area with built-in seating for meals and homework. The kitchen on the garden level was relocated from the street side to the back to better open to the garden and living spaces.

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