136 East 79th Street, #6A
Key Details
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Listed: Jan 8, 2024Last Price Change: -5.6% ($250,000) on Apr 19Days on Market: 116Building Type: CooperativeNeighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)Doorman: FT DoormanListing viewed 144 times
Insider Highlights
- Prime Location: This spacious 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom apartment is located in the prestigious Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. neighborhood, in the heart of the Upper East Side. It's close to Central Park, world-class restaurants, high-end shopping, and several museums and galleries, with convenient access to public transportation, schools, and neighborhood shopping.
- Exceptional Design and Features: The apartment boasts a stylish prewar design with exceptional flow and proportions throughout. It features a private marble landing, an impressive entry gallery, a double-sized living room, a formal dining room, and a beautifully paneled library. Additional features include floor-to-ceiling casement windows, 10ft ceilings, central air conditioning, stunning prewar details and moldings, original oak floors, a wood-burning and gas fireplace, recessed and cove lighting, custom closets, and beautiful custom millwork, built-ins, and bookshelves.
- Luxurious Bedrooms and Bathrooms: The oversized primary bedroom and second bedroom come with designer bathrooms en suite and custom fitted walk-in closets.
- Gourmet Kitchen: The windowed chef’s eat-in kitchen is equipped with stone countertops, high-end appliances, and ample cabinet space.
- Building Amenities and Security: The building offers a full-time doorman for added security and convenience, a state-of-the-art gym, designated wine storage, bicycle storage, and a lovely landscaped communal garden. The apartment also comes with its own storage cage.
- Distinguished Architecture: The building is a distinguished Georgian-style architecture with attractive wrought-iron window grills and entrance doors.
Description
Upon entering, one is greeted with both a private marble landing and an impressive entry gallery. The three main rooms of the home include a double sized living room, formal dining room which easily accommodates twelve, and a beautifully paneled library (or 4th bedroom), perfect for entertaining on a grand scale or sophisticated daily living.
The windowed chef’s eat-in kitchen is replete with stone countertops, appliances by Sub zero and GE, wine chiller, and cabinets galore. In addition, the original three staff rooms have been converted into a separate laundry room as well as a "hidden" guest bedroom with full bath, perfect for out-of-town guests.
Both the oversized primary bedroom and second bedroom have designer bathrooms en suite, as well as several custom fitted walk-in closets, two of which are cedar lined. The double-sized primary bedroom has room for both dressing and sitting areas, a California king bed and plenty of room to spare.
Additional apartment features include floor-to-ceiling casement windows, 10ft ceilings (currently dropped to 9ft), central air conditioning, stunning Prewar details and moldings, original oak floors, both a wood-burning fireplace and gas fireplace, recessed and cove lighting, custom closets, as well as beautiful custom millwork, built-ins, and bookshelves throughout.
Designed by renowned architect, F. Burrell Hoffman, 136 East 79th Street was constructed in 1928, and is an intimate white-gloved boutique cooperative comprised of 14 stories and 25 homes This exclusive building offers 24hr staff, live-in Resident Manager, state-of-the art gym, designated wine storage, bicycle storage, and lovely landscaped communal garden.
Last, but certainly not least, this home comes with its own storage cage. Please note that square footage estimate is by a 3rd party floor plan company, and that there is an additional staff room with shared bath on the 2nd floor of the building available for purchase.
Located in the heart of the Upper East Side close to Central Park, world-class restaurants, high-end shopping, and several museums and galleries, this apartment offers the best of New York City living at your front door.
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