The Upper East Side townhouse was designed in 1969 by the architect Maurice Medcalfe, who added an eye-catching grid of one-of-a-kind convex oval windows to both the front and back of the residence. The Upper East Side townhouse was designed in 1969 by the architect Maurice Medcalfe, who added an eye-catching grid of one-of-a-kind convex oval windows to both the front and back of the residence.