The spacious main lobby of the building houses art exhibits, a lounge seating area and a security desk. The remainder of the ground floor houses large classrooms and studio space, as does the second floor. There is a windowed basement which houses additional classrooms and art studios, an elevator and a large, open courtyard at the rear of the building.
5-7 East 89th Street provides an extremely rare opportunity for a discerning buyer to create a home for their foundation, public institution or an academy just off of Central Park. It is also an exceptional chance to own a substantial piece of real estate in one of the most sough-after neighborhoods in the world.
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Carnegie Hill is a small neighborhood at the northern tip of the Upper East Side that borders Central Park. It is steeped in history, great wealth, architecture and culture. It is known for its world-class museums and its rows of historic mansions. Nothing much changes here as the entire area is landmarked, preventing the proliferation of high-rise developments. Thus the buildings stay a human scale, the sky is aplenty and the neighborhood kind of feels like a small town to its long time residents.
The name Carnegie Hill is derived from the industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie, when Carnegie decided to build himself a mansion at 91st Street and Fifth Avenue….
Carnegie Hill is a family neighborhood with old fashioned upper crust money. The mid-rise co-ops that line the avenues are among the most prestigious addresses in the city. The avenues are lined with small restaurants, boutique shops
The residential towers that have proliferated on the eastside of Third Avenue in the East 90s simply do not exist between Lexington and Fifth.