115 East 67th Street #1E

This lovely garden apartment was originally four staff rooms and a corridor. After World War II, Johnny Mercer, the legendary lyricist, songwriter and singer, who won four Best Original Song Oscars, and 19 Academy Award nominations, stayed in this garden apartment on trips to New York. The Mercer family retained this home as a pied-a-terre until 1994.

For the past 25 years, the apartment was owned by another notable couple, quite involved in the city's cultural...