1050 Park Ave, 5-B

This grandly proportioned residence at 1050 Park Avenue sets the Classic 8-Room standard! Centered around an impressive entrance gallery, the living and entertainment rooms are artfully set against the bedroom wing in this superior layout. The main hall leads to side-by-side formal dining and living rooms, ideal for entertainment, and featuring 10-foot high beamed ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace. The kitchen and staff rooms can be accessed from the gallery or the dining room. Also off the gallery, what is considered to be a rarity in a Classic 8, a powder room in disguise of a full bathroom. The bedrooms each claim their own full bathroom, tastefully renovated. The exceptionally large corner master bedroom offers bright north and east views of Park Avenue through oversized windows. The second en-suite also faces east with direct views of Park Avenue. The 14 ft by 20 ft library, or third bedroom, faces north to 87th Street and has private access to the guest bathroom. Windows throughout are new and there is a washer/dryer/laundry room off the maids' rooms. This is superb, full service, 24-hour white-glove doorman building with a state of the art gym. The building's facade speaks of its heritage as part of Manhattan's gilded age, accented with stunning ornamentation throughout its brick and limestone structure. Offering: $5,195,000, Maint: $4,998, Tax Ded: 50%, Max Fin: 50%