The elegant and spacious entry foyer opens onto the graciously sized living room with a wood burning fireplace. The adjacent formal dining room is separated by French doors and receives both northern and eastern light. Off the dining room is the small home office/study, originally intended as a maid's room, but can function as a second bedroom and features an en suite full bath and large closet.
The windowed kitchen boasts a washer/dryer, abundant storage and receives great eastern morning light. The oversized master bedroom suite features two large closets, a windowed bathroom and has a partial side view of the Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir and Central Park. Apartment 12E is filled with sunlight, is supremely quiet and features distinctive prewar details such as original hardwood floors and ceiling moldings.
Built in 1925, 17 East 89th Street is a white-glove, full service 12-story, 62 unit cooperative located on a prime block in Carnegie Hill. The building features individual storage units for all residents, a gym, children's playroom, laundry room and a fantastic roof deck. Pet friendly and no summer work rules. 2% Flip Tax paid by the Buyer and 50% financing allowed.
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.