Status Extant Country United States | Opened 1928 | |
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Alternative names Allaire Studios (2001–2007) Completed 1928; 89 years ago (1928) Similar Avatar Studios, Bearsville Theater, RCA Studio B, EastWest Studios, Sun Studio | ||
Glen Tonche is an American estate atop Mount Tonche, in Ulster County, near Shokan, New York.
Contents
- Map of Glen Tonche Hurley NY 12409 USA
- Design
- Transfer from Pitcairn ownership
- Allaire Studios
- Resale offerings
- References
Map of Glen Tonche, Hurley, NY 12409, USA
The estate's house was built in 1928 as the summer family compound of American businessman Raymond Pitcairn, whose family founded PPG Industries.
Design
Under Pitcairn ownership the 18,740-square-foot (1,741-square-metre) compound on 22 acres (9 hectares) was largely made up of two main wings connected by a covered walkway. The balance of Mount Tonche – over 1,000 acres (4.0 square kilometres) – is under restrictive preservation.
The property as a whole reflects a blend of Tudor-style architecture with some Arts-and-Crafts-movement influences. The south wing was a pentagon configuration housing the main kitchen, two servants' quarters, six guest bedrooms, six full baths, and a massive glass-enclosed mountaintop porch. The wing also featured a 29-by-36-foot dining hall capable of seating 100 or more guests. The north wing housed the library, eleven bedrooms, seven full baths and two-and-one-half baths, three-room servant's quarters, as well as a great room with 30-foot-tall (9.1-metre) floor-to-ceiling windows and 60-foot-high (18-metre) vaulted ceilings.
Transfer from Pitcairn ownership
The estate remained in the Pitcairn family until it was put on the market in 1995 for $3.9 million, then $2.9 million, then in late 1998 down to $1.95 million, at which time it was sold to photographer and musician Randall Wallace.
Allaire Studios
After substantial renovation, it served from 2001 to 2007 as the commercial base of Wallace's Allaire Studios, where rock musician David Bowie recorded his album Heathen (2002). In 2001, singer-songwriter Norah Jones recorded her debut album Come Away with Me (2002). During five weeks in late 2006, rock band Rush recorded the album Snakes & Arrows (2007).
Resale offerings
Reconfigured from the Pitcairn ownership the main house includes nineteen bedrooms with three separate apartments on the property. The estate was listed on the market in 2007/2008 with an asking price of $13 million. However, the property was removed from the formal market in the first quarter of 2008.
The property formally returned on the market in June 2009 at 22 acres (89,000 m2) for a price of $8,850,000 Unsold it was removed from the market. In a June 2012 preview article - 'Zeus of the Catskills' - with The New York Times, Wallace indicated that he would again be relisting the property for sale in the near future for $8 million.
No longer a recording studio, Glen Tonche quietly returned to the market in March 2014 for $4,500,000 on 30-acres. via Heather Croner Real Estate with annual taxes in excess of $74,000 year.