19 East 82nd Street

> Meticulously renovated 25-foot wide Beaux Arts mansion on one of the most elegant and historic residential blocks in Manhattan. > Just half a block from Central Park and the front steps of the Metropolitan Museum, this five-storey nearly 11,000 square foot building with a commercial zoning overlay is distinguished by an elegant, neo-Renaissance facade of rusticated limestone and Roman brick. > Built in 1898 for cigar-manufacturing magnate Edward A. > Kerbs in an era when the Upper East Side's Gold Coast first became famous as the address of choice for America's wealthiest families. > Steps from the high-end boutiques, hotels and restaurants of Madison Avenue and a short walk from the Guggenheim and Whitney Museums, this one-of-a-kind property is suitable for use as a spectacular single-family home, or as an embassy, foundation, corporate headquarters or institution. > The building was fully restored and refurbished in 2006. > The house contains five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and three half-bathrooms. > The interior contains a number of impressive public rooms, with marble floors, wood paneling and 11-foot ceilings. > A large, paneled passenger elevator makes the entire building handicapped- accessible. > Dentil crown molding and mahogany French doors appear throughout the building, which retains many of the original architectural features, including five working fireplaces. > The ground floor, now being used to display museum-quality art from the 19th and 20th centuries, opens onto a stone-paved courtyard at the rear of the building. > A wide marble stairway runs from the ground floor to the fifth floor, and an additional service stairway serves the basement, first and second floors. > The second-floor dining room includes a graceful bay window with built-in alcove seating. > While the front parlor room swims with southern light through oversized windows. > The spectacular third-floor library is graced by oak, herringbone floors, a gently curving front wall and the original ornamental ceiling. > The two guest rooms on the rear of the third floor are currently being uses as office support for the gallery, yet retain all of the newly renovated details. > The fourth-floor living room connects to an en-suite kitchen with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances and custom cabinetry. > The two private bedrooms on this level come with walk-in closets and full private bathrooms fitted with nickel fixtures and marble tiling. > The fifth floor penthouse serves as a master suite worthy of this exclusive property. > The light-filled front study, with arched windows, is complemented by a spacious bedroom with fireplace. > The suite contains full, separate his-and-hers bathrooms and dressing rooms. > The building's roof has been fitted with wood-decked terraces in front and back, as well as a collapsible tent pavilion custom-fabricated for the rear roof deck. > The basement contains finished working spaces with tile flooring and a staff kitchen with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances. > Additional office space in this part of the house was previously used as a fitness center. > This level includes one full bathroom, one half-bathroom, a washer and dryer, and a separate service entrance from the street. > The building has been updated with all-new double-paned windows, an advanced video security system, recessed lighting and an extensive, hard-wired sound system. > Central air conditioning and a high-efficiency gas-fired boiler with a back-up system keep the entire structure comfortable in every season. > 19 East 82nd Street offers everything one would expect from an ultra-luxury residence at the heart of the world's most dynamic city.