21 East 90th Street, 4-D

Here is a rare opportunity to acquire the only available home in this sought-after prewar coop in the heart of Carnegie Hill. This classic six-room two-bedroom home has been happily inhabited for twenty-five years by the current owner but it is now time for a new owner to renovate this elegant and quiet home and bring it up to today's standards of taste and design. The layout is excellent--on one side of the 16+ foot long gallery is a formal dining room entered through French doors and a spacious living room graced with a wood-burning fireplace, high beamed ceilings and other prewar details. On the other side is the bedroom wing with a large master bedroom and en suite bath plus a second similarly-sized bedroom and full hall bath. Through a pantry is a windowed kitchen and staff wing which offers a bedroom or office, a hookup for a washer-dryer and a staff bath that can be restored to a full bath or powder room. This top Carnegie Hill building offers very low maintenance due to its elegant retail stores along the Madison Avenue side and also provides a discreet entrance through the attractive lobby on 90th Street just down the tree-lined block from the entrance to Central Park. There are 24-hour doormen, an attentive live-in super, a free laundry and a bike room plus a private storage bin that transfers with the apartment. The location could not be better--surrounded by major museums, many charming restaurants and shops, top private and public schools and the Park, this is a rare gem.