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Collection by Tom Givone

sylvan row house

Situated on a cobble stone street full of landmark 1882 row houses in historic Sugar Hill, Harlem, the Sylvan Row House was first discovered in 1998 by owner and designer Tom Givone. An extensive renovation, striking a signature balance between historic and modern, has just been completed.

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The master bedroom, comprising the entire top floor, features original pine floors, soaring brick chimneys, and exposed roof beams 15 feet overhead, as well as a remote-controlled venting skylight trimmed in satin anodized aluminum.
The master bedroom, comprising the entire top floor, features original pine floors, soaring brick chimneys, and exposed roof beams 15 feet overhead, as well as a remote-controlled venting skylight trimmed in satin anodized aluminum.
Custom finishes in anodized aluminum meet original exposed ceiling beams and brick walls in the floor-through kitchen.
Custom finishes in anodized aluminum meet original exposed ceiling beams and brick walls in the floor-through kitchen.
The open kitchen/living space on the ground floor opens onto a garden. Random-width pine floors salvaged from a chicken barn in upstate New York.
The open kitchen/living space on the ground floor opens onto a garden. Random-width pine floors salvaged from a chicken barn in upstate New York.
Custom cabinetry in anodized aluminum, a concrete cube range hood, and Carrara marble countertops in the kitchen.
Custom cabinetry in anodized aluminum, a concrete cube range hood, and Carrara marble countertops in the kitchen.
Kitchen dining area. Antique outdoor chandelier salvaged from a wharf in New England. Radiators by Baxi.
Kitchen dining area. Antique outdoor chandelier salvaged from a wharf in New England. Radiators by Baxi.
Living area off kitchen. Salvaged antique trolley table. Couch by Wolf Home.
Living area off kitchen. Salvaged antique trolley table. Couch by Wolf Home.
White concrete walls and a century-old city water fountain, turned sink, grace the first floor bathroom.
White concrete walls and a century-old city water fountain, turned sink, grace the first floor bathroom.
Polished concrete floors and oversized quartz marble subway tiles meet 14 foot ceilings in the second floor bathroom.
Polished concrete floors and oversized quartz marble subway tiles meet 14 foot ceilings in the second floor bathroom.
In the living room, original pocket doors and fireplace, previously buried in the walls, are now fully restored.
In the living room, original pocket doors and fireplace, previously buried in the walls, are now fully restored.
Original entry doors, pine floors and staircase restored throughout. Chandelier by Flos.
Original entry doors, pine floors and staircase restored throughout. Chandelier by Flos.
The twenty landmarked Victorian row houses flank a cobblestone street to the Morris Jumel Mansion, where George Washington stayed during the Revolutionary War.
The twenty landmarked Victorian row houses flank a cobblestone street to the Morris Jumel Mansion, where George Washington stayed during the Revolutionary War.