Key Details
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Listed: Apr 26, 2024Days on Market: 12Building Type: CooperativeNeighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)Doorman: FT DoormanListing viewed 159 times
Insider Highlights
- Prime Location: This prestigious Park Avenue duplex residence is located in a highly sought-after area, with close proximity to the subway for easy commuting.
- Architectural Elegance: This pre-war apartment boasts original architectural details, high ceilings, grandly-scaled windows, gorgeous herringbone floors, and distinctive period detail, all complemented by a private elevator landing.
- Luxurious Living Spaces: The property features large entertainment rooms with grand proportions, two wood-burning fireplaces, a private terrace adjoining the living room, and additional spaces including a conservatory, breakfast room, and a playroom.
- State-of-the-Art Kitchen: The residence offers a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen complete with a well-appointed butler’s pantry, perfect for hosting and entertaining.
- Spacious Bedrooms: The apartment includes five bedrooms, all with ensuite baths and ample closet space. The primary suite includes a sitting room/office, two large marble-clad bathrooms, and two well-fitted closets.
- Building Amenities and Services: The building offers full-time doormen, porters, and a resident manager, as well as an attended lobby, concierge, intercom, laundry room, terraces/balconies, a private fitness center, dedicated storage units, and a pet-friendly policy.
Description
Accessed by a private elevator landing, the large rectangular Gallery opens to three grand entertainment rooms and features an elegantly-curved staircase to the upper floor. A substantial corner Living Room, nearly 37’ in length, and the wood-paneled Library both boast wood burning fireplaces and pretty treetop outlooks. The Living Room has the additional benefit of an adjoining high-walled private Terrace.
Equally impressive is the very large formal Dining Room with its adjacent Conservatory. A Powder Room and coat closet are conveniently accessible. Nearby, a very spacious and well-appointed state-of-the art chef’s Kitchen is supported by a well-appointed butler’s Pantry with a back staircase to the upper level, a Breakfast Room, two Staff Bedrooms with a shared bathroom, a Laundry Room, and a Powder Room.
Above, the tranquil private quarters feature a Primary Suite that includes a wonderful corner Primary Bedroom with a wood burning fireplace and leafy southern and western outlooks, a Sitting Room/Bedroom, currently configured as an Office, two large marble-clad bathrooms, and two well-fitted and very ample closets. There are three additional generously-proportioned Bedrooms, all of which have capacious closets and ensuite baths. Two of the Bedrooms open onto a delightful shared room, currently configured as a Playroom.
Nearby, there is a small Office that also serves as a second Laundry Room. With southern, western, and northern outlooks, this splendid duplex residence is blessed with pleasing and graceful proportions, which lend themselves effortlessly to the notion of elegant entertaining. These are enhanced by soaring high ceilings, grandly-scaled windows, gorgeous herringbone floors, and distinctive period detail.
740 Park Avenue is renowned for its expert and attentive staffing, which includes full-time doormen and porters, as well as a resident manager. Its gorgeous limestone façade is complemented by a sublimely elegant lobby. Residents also benefit from a state-of-the-art private fitness center and dedicated storage units.
Pets are welcome. Co-exclusive.
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Apartment Amenities
- Terrace