Attached are two preliminary floor plans, created by a floor plan designer, in order to suggest how the space might be used.
Regardless of the specific interior design, the apartment will feature a fabulous location, lots of windows on Park Avenue, large private planted terrace, wood burning fireplaces and large open space within which to entertain?both indoors and out.
The boutique co-op building has an elevator, is pet and pied a terre friendly, and has an on-site super who accepts packages. The building was originally built in 1887 and in 1925 the beautiful and distinctive terra cotta facade was added. The building is located near Central Park, Madison Ave shops and restaurants, and world-renown museums. There is a 2% flip tax paid by the seller.
Quick Profile
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.