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The Sonora, 770 Park Avenue, #67B

$12,995,000 | 4 beds, 6.5 baths
Building Profile  | 
57 days on Market

Key Details

  • Listed: Oct 15, 2024
    Days on Market: 57
    Building Type: Cooperative
    Neighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)
    Doorman: FT Doorman
    Listing viewed 144 times
Monthly Maintenance: $15,746
Est. Monthly Mortgage: $67,567
Total Est. Monthly Carrying Cost: $83,313
Note: the above is based on a down payment of 20% ($2,599,000), which is the minimum amount permitted by the building.

Insider Highlights

  • Bedrooms and Bathrooms: The apartment includes four generously proportioned bedrooms, each with large ensuite baths and abundant closet space. The sun-filled corner primary bedroom features two large closets, a decorative fireplace and a spacious windowed ensuite bath.
  • Additional Rooms and Features: The apartment also includes a library with its own wood-burning fireplace and built-in bookcases, an office, a second staff room with full bath on the upper level, and a separate staff room located on the third floor of the building. There is also a windowed laundry room that leads to the secondary staircase.
  • Amenities and Extras: The prestigious white-glove cooperative offers additional amenities such as a fitness center, laundry room, private storage and wine storage. Pets and pied-a-terres are permitted with board approval. The apartment also comes with a city view, a canopied entrance, tenant storage, and is in a superb location close to the subway.
  • Interior Design and Layout: The apartment boasts a gracious layout with superb prewar details throughout, including dentil or acanthus moldings distinctive to each of the public rooms, herringbone floors, and ample storage. The impressive entrance gallery with a sweeping curved staircase leads to a dramatic 30-foot living room with a wood-burning fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows with Juliet balconies.
  • Kitchen and Dining: The windowed gourmet eat-in kitchen features custom cabinetry, ample countertops, two Subzero refrigerators, a Viking 6-burner range, an additional oven, two sinks, two dishwashers and an icemaker. The beautifully proportioned corner formal dining room is perfect for hosting dinner parties.
  • Location and Building: This grand apartment is located in the esteemed Rosario Candela-designed building at 770 Park Avenue in the heart of the Upper East Side. The building is a masterpiece by Rosario Candela, widely regarded as the foremost architect of grand apartment buildings in the city, and is fully staffed with full-time doormen and a live-in resident manager.

Description

This grand and sophisticated duplex residence is located in the esteemed Rosario Candela-designed building at 770 Park Avenue in the heart of the Upper East Side. The apartment boasts a gracious layout with superb prewar details throughout. The entertaining rooms and three of the four bedrooms have an eastern exposure overlooking Park Avenue.

Upon entering, you are greeted by an impressive entrance gallery with a sweeping curved staircase. The dramatic 30-foot living room with a wood-burning fireplace is sun-flooded through floor-to-ceiling windows with Juliet balconies. It is adjacent to the library with its own wood-burning fireplace and handsome built-in bookcases.

The beautifully proportioned corner formal dining room is ideal for entertaining. The windowed gourmet eat-in kitchen offers custom cabinetry, ample countertops, two Subzero refrigerators, Viking 6-burner range, an additional oven, two sinks, two dishwashers and an icemaker. A staff room with full bath is conveniently located off the kitchen, as is a windowed laundry room that leads to the secondary staircase.

The upper level houses four bedrooms, including the sun-filled corner primary bedroom which features two large closets, a decorative fireplace and a spacious windowed ensuite bath.

The secondary bedrooms are all generously proportioned with large ensuite baths and abundant closet space. There is also an office and second staff room with full bath on this floor.

Additional features of this residence include dentil or acanthus moldings distinctive to each of the public rooms, herringbone floors, through the wall air-conditioning, a powder room and ample storage throughout. A separate staff room located on the third floor of the building is included in the sale.

Built in 1930, 770 Park Avenue is a prestigious white-glove cooperative that is comprised of 42 residential units.

The building is fully staffed with full-time doormen and a live-in resident manager. Additional amenities include a fitness center, laundry room, private storage and wine storage. Renovations are permitted between May 15th through September 15th.

The building does not permit financing and there is a 3% flip tax payable by the purchaser. Pets and pied-a-terres are permitted with board approval.

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Apartment Amenities

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Listing courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

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About The Sonora, 770 Park Avenue

90

The Sonora, 770 Park Avenue has received a CityRealty Rating of 90, based on:

 
Architecture

Anything above 30 is remarkable, from 20-29 is distinguished and from 11-19 is average, while below 11 is below average.

 
Location

Anything above 27 is remarkable, from 18-26 is distinguished and from 9-17 is average, while below 9 is below average.

 
Features

Anything above 22 is remarkable, from 16-21 is distinguished and from 9-15 is average, while below 9 is below average.

Rating Summary

30
Out of 44
+
27
Out of 36
+
23
Out of 39
+
10
=
90
Out of 119
 

Architecture Rating: Points Breakdown

Exterior:
Architectural Masterpiece 8 out of 8 points
Retail Quality:
None 2 out of 5 points
Canopy Entrance:
Dramatic 3 out of 3 points
Alterations:
None 2 out of 2 points
Plaza Or Atrium:
None 0 out of 3 points
Contextual Design:
No, but Very Good 3 out of 3 points
Skyline:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Local Visibility:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Watertank:
Attractively Enclosed 2 out of 2 points
Airconditioners:
Discrete 1 out of 2 points
Free Standing:
Corner 1 out of 2 points
Gargoyles:
None 0 out of 2 points
Garden:
Exists 1 out of 2 points
Fenestration:
Consistent 1 out of 1 points
Landmark:
Part of Historic District 1 out of 2 points
Unity:
Unified Design 1 out of 1 points
Illumination:
None 0 out of 1 points
Water Element:
None 0 out of 1 points

Location Rating: Points Breakdown

Street Ambience:
Outstanding 5 out of 5 points
Distance To Neighborhood Center:
Less than 20 blocks 4 out of 5 points
Views:
Impressive 3 out of 4 points
Neighborhood Ambience:
Very Attractive 3 out of 3 points
Traffic Noise:
Some 2 out of 3 points
Protected Views:
Only Top Floors 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Subway:
More than 5 Short Blocks 0 out of 2 points
Firedepartment Noise:
No Noise 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Supermarket:
3-5 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Park:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Water:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Shopping:
5 or less Short Blocks 2 out of 2 points
Schools:
No Noise 1 out of 1 points
Noise From Nightlife:
None 1 out of 1 points

Features Rating: Points Breakdown

Lobby:
Stunning 5 out of 5 points
Units Per Floor:
2 4 out of 5 points
Ceiling:
9-11 Feet 2 out of 4 points
Balconies:
Some 1 out of 3 points
Health Club:
None 0 out of 2 points
Private Gardens:
None 0 out of 2 points
Storage Rooms:
Considerable 2 out of 2 points
Bay Windows:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Fireplaces:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Door Person:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Concierge:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Elevator Person:
None 0 out of 1 points
Recreational Roof:
None 0 out of 1 points
Driveway:
None 0 out of 1 points
Maids Room:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Catering:
None 0 out of 1 points
Garage:
None 0 out of 1 points
Mixed Use:
No 0 out of 1 points
Non Rectilinear Form:
No 0 out of 1 points
Unusual Layouts:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Prewar:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Other Amenities:
Many 2 out of 2 points

Building Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • FT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Elevator
  • Fitness Center
  • Fireplaces
  • Landmarked
  • Terraces / Balconies

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Pros
  • Superb location
  • Canopied entrance
  • Tenant storage
  • Masterpiece by Rosario Candela
  • Very exclusive
  • Grand apartments
  • Close to Subway
Cons
  • No health club
  • No garage
  • No sundeck
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Subways

  1. 6
at Lexington Ave 0.25 miles