Those desiring a palatial residence know that with New York townhouses, width and location are everything. In the case of 4-8 East 94th, neither can be equated. Former home of Spence-Chapin Adoption Agency, the building designed by A.B. Ogden & Son in 1890 was originally three of four row houses. No. 8 was owned by Swiss entrepreneur, Max D. Neuberger. In 1936, Nos. 6 & 8 were combined into a five-story, 40-foot wide house with a neo-classical facade for George Perkins. In 1955, Spence-Chapin acquired the Perkins' home and commissioned the firm of Kahan & Jacobs to convert it into office use. Between 1963 & 1965, it also acquired 22-foot wide No. 4, which was renovated to a seven-story office building by architect George Hickey.