980 Fifth Avenue - Carnegie Hill
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980 Fifth Avenue is a distinguished 26 story post war cooperative built in 1966 on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street, directly across from Central Park. Designed by Paul Resnick and H.F. Green for developer Campagna Construction Corporation, this 45 unit building rose on the site of Isaac Vail Brokaw's 1887 chateau like mansion. The controversial demolition of the Brokaw mansion, which occurred around the same time as the destruction of the original Pennsylvania Station, helped galvanize public support for the creation of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission following a scathing New York Times editorial titled "Rape of the Brokaw Mansion."
The building's striking dark grayish brown brick façade is enhanced by projecting limestone window bays and oversized picture windows with thin limestone reveals, creating a strong sense of verticality that dramatically breaks from the traditional 15 story cornice line of Fifth Avenue's classic apartment houses. The tower features one of the city's most attractive plazas with excellent landscaping and seating areas, along with a distinctive porte cochere entrance. A recently completed roof deck offers panoramic views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, complementing the building's already spectacular western and southern exposures.
Residences typically feature semi private elevator landings with only two apartments per floor, formal entrance galleries, and generous room proportions with nearly every major room offering Central Park views. Common features include corner living rooms with walls of oversized windows, formal dining rooms ideal for sunset entertaining, windowed eat in kitchens, libraries that can serve as additional bedrooms, and primary suites with extensive dressing areas and multiple closets.
This full service white glove co-op offers residents a rare circular driveway, an on-site parking garage, 24 hour doorman and concierge service, and a live-in resident manager. The building permits pied-à-terre ownership and pets with board approval. Located on Museum Mile, residents enjoy immediate proximity to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum, and Madison Avenue shopping.
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