129 East 69th Street, 10/11A

TOWNHOUSE-LIKE LIVING WITH WHITE-GLOVE CO-OP AMENITIES. This exceptional five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom PRE-WAR DUPLEX residence offers a unique opportunity to live among stunning and perfectly maintained HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS, or create a dream home with custom contemporary finishes to suit your tastes across two expansive floors and approximately 3,100 SF. Located in a revered full-service white-glove cooperative in the prestigious LENOX HILL location, the neighborhood provides unparalleled convenience and luxuries.

A beautiful foyer welcomes you with an artfully CURVED STAIRCASE creating a dramatic first impression as one enters the main level. Exceptional millwork and HIGH BEAMED CEILINGS adorn each room. The foyer opens into a gracious sunbathed living room with southern exposures, a WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACE, hand-planed woodwork, and ample space to entertain. Off of the living room, through grand double doors, a spacious formal dining room boasts stunning carved pre-war moldings and exquisite walls HAND-PAINTED by Italian artists who created sets for the Metropolitan Opera. Radiant natural light fills the corner room through three oversized windows and two exposures, providing dramatic open views and an unforgettable setting to host dinner parties. Chefs will relish in the oversized EAT-IN KITCHEN with tremendous storage space, a HOODED GAS RANGE, dishwasher, and a center island. The kitchen floors are laid with beautiful wide-plank salvaged hardwood from an 18th-century Maine home, custom Allmilmo cabinetry and Vermont Verde countertops. This room also provides a small workspace and desk, a full pantry closet, and a WASHER AND DRYER. Off of the kitchen is a full beautifully hand-painted powder room, STAFF QUARTERS or guest room with full bathroom and additional closet space, perfectly completing the first level.

Up the staircase on the second floor, a classic gallery landing is lined with glass-cased bookshelves and additional closet space, leading to four spacious and bright bedrooms with open exposures, separated from the lower level, creating optimal privacy and tranquility. The master suite features an en-suite marble bathroom with European hand-painted marble ceilings and elegant ceiling moldings. One of the bedrooms, with its own full bathroom, is currently used as a library with an impressive floor to ceiling wall of bookshelves and storage. Two more bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom and ample closet space, including an oversized WALK-IN CLOSET off of the hallway.

Move right into this well-maintained, smartly laid out, and truly unique historic home or your architect can bring your vision to life with a modern aesthetic adding contemporary finishes. Built in 1916, 129 East 69th Street is a handsome Neo-Georgian building with red brick and limestone detailing. Residents enjoy full-time white-glove doorman service, a live-in superintendent, a resident’s HEALTH CLUB, additional STORAGE, and bike room. Located on a sought after corner of 69th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, this home grants a front-row seat to the best of Upper East Side living, and all modern conveniences just steps away. Astounding galleries along the “Museum Mile” put the world’s greatest works of art just minutes from your front door, and Central Park offers acres of bucolic outdoor space just three blocks west. World-class shops, some of the city’s finest dining, nightlife, and services line the nearby streets, and the 6, F, E, and Q trains put the rest of the city within easy reach. Generous board policies permit pets, and 50 PERCENT FINANCING. A 2 percent flip tax is payable by the buyer.