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The Lonsdale, 565 Park Avenue, #4W

$4,400,000 -4.3% | 3 beds, 3 baths
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504 days on Market

Key Details

  • Listed: Dec 7, 2022
    Last Price Change: -4.3% ($200,000) on Sep 20
    Days on Market: 504
    Building Type: Cooperative
    Neighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)
    Doorman: FT Doorman
    Listing viewed 261 times
Monthly Maintenance: $7,403
Est. Monthly Mortgage: $15,142
Total Est. Monthly Carrying Cost: $22,545
Note: the above is based on a down payment of 50% ($2,200,000), which is the minimum amount permitted by the building.

Insider Highlights

  • Prime Location: This spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom apartment is located on Park Avenue in a prestigious neighborhood, close to Central Park, fine restaurants, designer-boutique shopping, and public transportation.
  • Classic Architecture: The apartment features classic prewar architecture with high ceilings, classic moldings, oversized windows, and parquet oak hardwood floors in excellent condition.
  • Exclusive Living: The Lonsdale, a historic property built in 1912 by renowned developers Bing and Bing, offers only two units per floor, ensuring privacy and exclusivity. The apartment also includes a semi-private elevator landing.
  • Luxury Amenities: The full-service luxury cooperative offers 24-hour service, a live-in resident manager, a concierge, doorman, resident storage, and elevator. The building is pet-friendly and includes a bicycle room, laundry room, and private storage locker.
  • Spacious Interiors: The apartment boasts 4 major rooms with direct views of Park Avenue, a wood-paneled library, and a large windowed eat-in-kitchen with a separate dining area and vented washer/dryer. There is also generous closet and storage space throughout.
  • Potential for Reconfiguration: The spacious layout of the apartment offers potential for reconfiguration to suit the buyer's needs.

Description

Classic Prewar Gem with 4 Rooms Facing Park Avenue

Welcome to this elegant and bright classic 7 room home ideally located in a distinguished full-service prewar Cooperative on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Street. Originally a classic 8, the layout of this stunning home, 3 bedroom/3bathroom plus staff room, is currently configured as a 2 bedroom plus library, and home office. This charming apartment is in excellent move-in condition with 4 major rooms facing west directly overlooking Park Avenue.

Prewar details include high ceilings, classic moldings, oversized windows, and parquet oak hardwood floors in excellent condition. There are generous closets and storage space throughout.

The semi-private elevator landing opens onto an entrance foyer leading to the living room and separates the living area from the private bedroom quarters.

The 22ft living room with decorative fireplace leads to the spacious formal dining room on one side and to the wood paneled library on the other side. The living room, library, and formal dining room all directly face Park Avenue, as does the primary bedroom.

The wood paneled library can be brought back to its originally configured bedroom, which is currently accessible through the bedroom wing corridor.

The spacious formal dining room has two entrances, one leading into the living room and a separate entrance leading into the kitchen which can be accessed from the butler’s pantry. In addition, off the butler’s pantry there is a staff room/office with full en-suite bath. The large windowed eat-in-kitchen with separate dining area includes a vented washer/dryer.

The bedroom wing has a corridor accessing all 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths in excellent condition.

The spacious primary bedroom overlooking Park Avenue has an en-suite windowed bath and a wall of closets. The second bedroom (which can be entered from the bedroom wing) is currently the existing library. The bedroom wing also includes an additional bedroom and a separate windowed bath.

565 Park Avenue is a prime full-service luxury Prewar Cooperative constructed in 1912 and designed by well-known architect Robert T. Lyons for distinguished developers Bing and Bing.

This intimate Cooperative has only 28 apartments and 13 stories with 2 apartments per floor. Building amenities include a full-time 24-hr service and live-in resident manager. The building is pet friendly and allows pieds-a-terre.

In addition, there is a bicycle room, laundry room, and private storage locker which transfers with the apartment. There is a 2% flip tax paid by the purchaser. The building is close by Central Park, and conveniently accessible to fine restaurants, excellent designer-boutique shopping, and public transportation.

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Apartment Amenities

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Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties

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About The Lonsdale, 565 Park Avenue

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The Lonsdale, 565 Park Avenue has received a CityRealty Rating of 67, 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

18
Out of 44
+
25
Out of 36
+
16
Out of 39
+
8
=
67
Out of 119
 

Architecture Rating: Points Breakdown

Exterior:
Very Attractive 5 out of 8 points
Retail Quality:
None 2 out of 5 points
Canopy Entrance:
Attractive 2 out of 3 points
Alterations:
None 2 out of 2 points
Plaza Or Atrium:
None 0 out of 3 points
Contextual Design:
Yes and Good 2 out of 3 points
Skyline:
Exists 1 out of 2 points
Local Visibility:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Watertank:
Enclosed 1 out of 2 points
Airconditioners:
Allowed and Present 0 out of 2 points
Free Standing:
No 0 out of 2 points
Gargoyles:
None 0 out of 2 points
Garden:
None 0 out of 2 points
Fenestration:
No Consistency 0 out of 1 points
Landmark:
No 0 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:
Very Attractive with Trees 4 out of 5 points
Distance To Neighborhood Center:
Less than 10 blocks 5 out of 5 points
Views:
Open 2 out of 4 points
Neighborhood Ambience:
Very Attractive 3 out of 3 points
Traffic Noise:
Considerable 1 out of 3 points
Protected Views:
Many 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Subway:
3-5 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Firedepartment Noise:
No Noise 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Supermarket:
More than 5 Short Blocks 0 out of 2 points
Distance To Park:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Water:
More than 6 Short Blocks 0 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:
Quite Stylish 3 out of 5 points
Units Per Floor:
3-4 3 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:
None 0 out of 1 points
Fireplaces:
None 0 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:
None 0 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:
Some 1 out of 2 points

Building Amenities

  • Concierge
  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator

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Pros
  • Doorman
  • Live-in superintendent
  • Prime Park Avenue location
  • Close to Central Park
  • Not far from public transportation
  • Pet friendly
  • Close to Subway
Cons
  • No garage
  • Protruding air-conditioners
  • Considerable traffic
  • No health club
  • No sundeck
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