Key Details
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Listed: Apr 2, 2024Days on Market: 31Building Type: CooperativeNeighborhood: Carnegie Hill (Manhattan)Doorman: FT Doorman
Insider Highlights
- Prestigious Location: This immaculate two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is located on the prestigious Fifth Avenue in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood, close to Central Park, Madison Avenue boutiques and cafés, Museum Mile, and public transportation including 6 and Q trains, bus service, and CitiBike stations.
- World-Class Design: The apartment is designed by world-renowned designer Eric Choler and 'contractor to the stars' Steven Fanuka, featuring gleaming hardwood floors, soaring beamed ceilings with custom millwork, and large windows on three exposures with automatic blinds and draperies.
- Luxurious Amenities: The residence offers direct elevator access, an updated windowed kitchen with upscale stainless steel appliances, an owner’s suite with king-size layout, custom bookcases, two large walk-in closets, and an in-unit LG washer-dryer combo unit.
- Building Features: The building, designed and built by Frederick Fillmore French in restrained Renaissance style in 1922, offers full-time doorman service, a live-in superintendent, laundry, storage, a bike room, an attended lobby decorated by Ralph Lauren, resident storage, a rooftop terrace, and stunning Central Park views.
- Flexible Living: Pets, pieds-à-terre, and guarantors are permitted with board approval, making this residence a flexible choice for various living arrangements.
- Neighborhood Amenities: The building is close to many schools and museums, and features sidewalk landscaping and a roof deck for residents to enjoy.
Description
Ahead, the loft-like living room stretches 22 feet long to a wide expanse of south-facing windows and park views. A decorative fireplace flanked by illuminated niches perfect for artwork adds to the refined ambiance. Ahead, the formal dining room adorned with Art Deco London light fixtures welcomes lavish entertaining with another hidden closet and custom under-window cabinetry.
Chefs will adore the updated windowed kitchen where glass-inset cabinetry features stone counters and Waterworks fixtures. The upscale stainless steel appliances include a new Viking range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, KitchenAid dishwasher and built-in microwave. From the living room, double doors reveal the owner’s suite, featuring a king-size layout, southern exposure, custom bookcases and two large walk-in closets. The windowed en suite bathroom boasts mahogany woodwork trimmed with onyx and travertine.
The second cloud-like bedroom offers northern and eastern outlooks and easy access to the full guest bathroom. Sonos speakers and an in-unit LG washer-dryer combo unit add convenience to this exceptional Upper East Side sanctuary. 1140 Fifth Avenue is a stately Neo-Renaissance building designed in 1921 by Fred F. French Co. The limestone and brick cooperative was built for the estate of Lloyd S. Bryce, a prominent socialite and politician whose wife, Edith Cooper, was the granddaughter of Peter Cooper, founder of the Cooper Union. Today, residents of the esteemed building enjoy wonderful privacy and security thanks to an elegant lobby with an exclusive residents-only entrance, full-time doorman service including doorstep deliveries, a live-in superintendent, laundry, storage and a bike room.
Pets, pieds-à-terre and guarantors are permitted with board approval. A 2 percent flip tax is payable by the buyer. This refined home is located on a quintessential tree-lined Carnegie Hill block at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 95th Street that offers a gracious Parisian feel. Inches away, Central Park delivers 843 acres of outstanding recreation and iconic outdoor space, with the Reservoir right outside your door.
Peruse the boutiques and cafés of Madison Avenue, or spend the day visiting the world-famous institutions of the Museum Mile. Transportation options include 6 and Q trains, excellent bus service and CitiBike stations all nearby.
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