12 East 80th Street, TRIPLEX

Located between Fifth and Madison Avenues and within the Metropolitan Museum Historic District, this magnificent 20-foot townhouse has been meticulously renovated to combine impeccable taste and timeless style with state of the art technology. Just steps from Central Park, the house was originally built in 1885-1886 by Charles Graham & Sons and the facade of the house was redone in 1917 in the Neo-Federalist style by the architectural firm of Cross & Cross. The interior of the triplex provides approximately 4,000 Sq. Ft. comprised of three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, powder room, living room, dining room, library, eat -in kitchen, one wood burning fireplace and two alcohol fireplaces. The library can also function as a fourth bedroom and provides French doors that open to a lovely set back terrace. All levels are accessed by an elevator and a multi zone central air and heat system provides perfect climate control for each room. Majestic mahogany doors open off of the 80th Street entrance into a windowed marble foyer complete with an elegant staircase leading up to the parlor floor as well as an elevator for your convenience. The 11 Ft. ceilings of the parlor floor are enhanced by sold oak herringbone floors, deep crown moldings and custom lighting . A spacious living room with three large windows overlooking 80th Street is graced by a Marble and Black clad wood burning fireplace. A powder room finished in white onyx is discretely tucked away. A formal dining room offers south facing windows overlooking a garden. Elegant folding doors open to a spacious eat-in kitchen offering an island for dining or use as a prep area for cooking or catering needs. The kitchen counter tops and backsplash are of Taj Mahal quartzite and appliances include: k36" Sub-Zero refrigerator, 30" full height freezer with two wine refrigerators, 36" Wolf six burner range, 30" oven, 30" steam oven, warming drawer, exhaust hood, two Miele dishwashers and a Sharp microwave. The third floor provides the privacy of a full floor master bedroom suite. An adjacent sitting room /library has French doors which open to a set back south facing terrace. Clad in Calcutta Gold marble and outfitted with Rohl polished nickel hardware, the master bath has a double sink vanity, soaking tub, steam shower, heated floors and custom millwork. The fourth floor offers two additional bedrooms enhanced by oak floors and plaster crown molding . Each spacious bedroom has an en- suite Calcutta Gold marble bath with heated floors. On the cellar level, accessed by stairs or elevator, is the mechanical room, main laundry room, storage closet, A/V closet for the security system with video cameras and motion detectors. There is a separate holding area for garbage and recyclables. The house has an LG 14 zone central air conditioning system with iPad controls in each room. There is a CO2 monitoring and sprinkler system. The first three levels of the house are wired for a sound system. Please contact me for a private appointment at your convenience to view this very unique property.