235 days on Market
Key Details
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Listed: Sep 11, 2023Last Price Change: -7.8% ($395,000) on Jan 10Days on Market: 235Building Type: CooperativeNeighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)Doorman: FT Doorman
Monthly Maintenance:
$8,985
Est. Monthly Mortgage:
$11,401
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Total Est. Monthly Carrying Cost:
$20,386
Note: the above is based on a down payment of 65% ($3,055,000),
which is the minimum amount permitted by the building.
Open house:
- The afternoon of Wednesday, May 8
Insider Highlights
- Location and Price: This luxurious 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom cooperative is located at 136 East 79th Street, #7A in the prestigious Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. neighborhood and is listed for $4,700,000.
- Building and Amenities: Built in 1928 by architect Francis Burrell Hoffman, this full-service, white-glove cooperative offers a 24-hour doorman, a resident manager, bicycle and dedicated storage, wine storage, a fitness center, and a landscaped garden. The building features Georgian-style architecture with large, very tall, arched windows on the first floor and delicate wrought-iron window grills.
- Apartment Features: The apartment boasts a private elevator landing, a large living room with a wood-burning fireplace and two floor-to-ceiling windows, a library and dining room adjacent to the living room, and a large eat-in-kitchen with custom cabinetry, granite countertops, two dishwashers, double Viking ovens, and a six-burner cook top.
- Additional Features: The unit also includes a laundry room with a large side-by-side washer/dryer, a pantry with ample wine storage, 9’10" ceilings, hardwood herringbone floors, abundant closet space, and through the wall air conditioning.
- Financials and Policies: The monthly maintenance is $8,477, and the building allows 50% financing and pets. The 3% flip tax is paid by the seller.
- Neighborhood and Surroundings: The property is conveniently located close to restaurants, boutiques, schools, museums, and public transportation. However, it does not have a garage, terraces, or health club.
Description
This sprawling apartment, in excellent condition, provides the ultimate home for gracious entertaining and comfortable living. With all major rooms facing north over 79th street, the apartment is graced with abundant sunlight all day long.
A private elevator landing leads to a large entry foyer that serves as the focal point of this perfectly laid out home. The enormous living room is centered between the library and the dining room providing an almost 50 foot expanse of grand entertaining space.
A wood burning fireplace and two floor-to-ceiling windows with Juliet balconies in the living room provide a stunning backdrop to this oversized room. To the east of the living room sits the cozy library, also accessible from the foyer and to the west sits the grand dining room. The dining room is conveniently accessed from both the living room and the pantry and includes a lockable closet complete with a safe for all your valuables.
There are three generously sized bedrooms each with their own bath.
All of the bedrooms are flooded with sunlight and two feature beautiful corner exposures with open views. A small fourth bedroom serves as a generously sized office.
The large eat-in-kitchen ideally designed for the serious cook, features custom cabinetry, granite countertops, two dishwashers, double Viking ovens and a six burner cook top. On either side of the Kitchen are a laundry room with large side by side washer/ dryer and a pantry with ample wine storage.
Additional features of this impeccably maintained apartment include perfectly preserved prewar details, soaring 9’10" ceilings, hardwood herringbone floors, abundant closet space and through the wall air conditioning.
Built in 1928 by renowned architect Francis Burrell Hoffman, 136 East 79th Street is a full-service, white-glove cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a resident manager.
The buildings’ amenities include bicycle and dedicated storage, wine storage, a fitness center, and a lovely landscaped garden on the ground floor. The building allows 50% financing and pets are permitted. There is a 3% flip tax paid by the seller.
A private elevator landing leads to a large entry foyer that serves as the focal point of this perfectly laid out home. The enormous living room is centered between the library and the dining room providing an almost 50 foot expanse of grand entertaining space.
A wood burning fireplace and two floor-to-ceiling windows with Juliet balconies in the living room provide a stunning backdrop to this oversized room. To the east of the living room sits the cozy library, also accessible from the foyer and to the west sits the grand dining room. The dining room is conveniently accessed from both the living room and the pantry and includes a lockable closet complete with a safe for all your valuables.
There are three generously sized bedrooms each with their own bath.
All of the bedrooms are flooded with sunlight and two feature beautiful corner exposures with open views. A small fourth bedroom serves as a generously sized office.
The large eat-in-kitchen ideally designed for the serious cook, features custom cabinetry, granite countertops, two dishwashers, double Viking ovens and a six burner cook top. On either side of the Kitchen are a laundry room with large side by side washer/ dryer and a pantry with ample wine storage.
Additional features of this impeccably maintained apartment include perfectly preserved prewar details, soaring 9’10" ceilings, hardwood herringbone floors, abundant closet space and through the wall air conditioning.
Built in 1928 by renowned architect Francis Burrell Hoffman, 136 East 79th Street is a full-service, white-glove cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a resident manager.
The buildings’ amenities include bicycle and dedicated storage, wine storage, a fitness center, and a lovely landscaped garden on the ground floor. The building allows 50% financing and pets are permitted. There is a 3% flip tax paid by the seller.
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Listing Agent (Seller's Representative)
Listing courtesy of
Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC
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