HOME RUNS IN NEW YORK: While brand ambassadorships are in abundance for style arbiters, Thom Browne and Andrew Bolton have landed a more distinguished one.

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Latest York’s premiere preservation organization, will honor the pair with its Ambassador to the Upper East Side Award. The high-powered couple shall be the guests of honor on the group’s Sept. 19 fundraising dinner on the Metropolitan Club in Latest York.

Nonetheless, the designer Browne, who also heads up the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and Bolton, the Wendy Yu curator answerable for the Costume Institute on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, usually are not being saluted for leading their respective fields. They shall be recognized for his or her “contribution to preserving the majesty of the Upper East Side through the careful renovation of their home on Sutton Place, a Georgian town home overlooking the East River” that was designed in 1920 by the American architect Mott Schmidt for Anne Vanderbilt. Schmidt’s work may also be seen within the Estée Lauder Constructing on Fifth Avenue. The 7,000-square-foot home rests on some prime Manhattan real estate — the northeast corner of East 57th Street and Sutton Place.

In an announcement releasing the news, the Upper East Side Historic Districts noted how Browne and Bolton “renovated with deep consideration” for the provenance of their Sutton Place home. “They updated the property with great respect and tremendous design sense, creating an exceptional tribute to the history and aesthetic of this necessary constructing,” in line with the 41-year old organization.

In 2019, Browne and Bolton purchased the brick Georgian town house for a reported $13 million from the estate of philanthropist Drue Heinz. Heinz, who had been married to ketchup-heir husband Henry John “Jack” Heinz II, served because the Paris Review publisher for 15 years until 2008. Browne and Bolton reportedly bought the property for $13 million with a few of the proceeds earmarked for charities that Drue Heinz supported. The address had been initially listed for $21 million in 2018.

One other well-known Latest Yorker, Merrill Lynch cofounder Charles Merrill, who helped to construct the financial world as Browne and Bolton have helped to create the inspiration for the style industry and art, also once called the townhouse home.

As is usually the case with major home improvement projects, theirs took some serious elbow grease. In an announcement, Browne said, “We feel honored and humbled to receive this recognition for the years of effort we put into protecting the unique design intent of this remarkable constructing, working closely with our friend David Kleinberg.”

The couple worked closely with Kleinberg to actualize their plans for the three-year renovation. They were also said to have made “great effort to update as needed with great consideration for the unique planning.”

Bolton added, “We’re thrilled to simply accept this award from a company dedicated to protecting the history and culture of this a part of Latest York City.”

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District has been key in designating the neighborhood’s 131 individual landmarks and 7 historic districts, encompassing a complete of 1,907 protected buildings. The group’s executive director Anna Marcum said the honorees’ “phenomenal renovation of the property exemplifies how historic preservation fortifies the Upper East Side’s sense of place. Their home beautifully illustrates how architecture, fashion and art are intimately connected.”

This fall’s profit shall be stacked with loads of Browne’s and Bolton’s friends. Alina Cho and Kent Barwick will function honorary chairs, with Amy High-quality Collins, Alexandra and Philip Howard, Christian Keesee, Larry Keigwin and Ann and John Pyne serving as chairs.

While most admirers of Browne and Bolton may never step into their Sutton Place home, they will see their creations elsewhere. But that window of opportunity is soon closing for Bolton’s latest work project — “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” will remain on view through July 16 on the Met. Browne’s designs are a bank card purchase away, and the designer will publish a book this fall with Phaidon.