444 East 57th Street, 6-D

Classic six pre-war condo with tall 10' beamed ceilings in an impeccably maintained full-service building. An oversized foyer leads to a South-facing living room featuring a rare wood-burning fireplace. Special prewar details include original hardware, detailed crown molding, carefully maintained hardwood floors and solid-core doors. The master bedroom features a windowed en-suite bathroom and reconfiguration potential for a walk-in master closet. The second bedroom features two closets and an additional windowed en-suite bathroom. The large formal dining room can easily be converted to a third bedroom. An additional room next door includes an en-suite bathroom and can double as an office or laundry room, with options to install a vented washer-dryer in a closet directly adjacent. Central air may also be installed with board approval. The windowed kitchen features grand proportions, with a gas-range and dishwasher. A wall of pantry storage in the hallway off the kitchen rounds out this chef's kitchen. *Note that the apartment transfers with a deeded storage unit located in the basement.* 444 East 57th Street is an intimate full-service building with only 45 units, a 24-hour doorman and attended elevator. The building is pet friendly and has a bike room, garden and a live-in super. Built in 1929, the building features a monumental 4-story limestone base and vaulted marble lobby. Close to Sutton Place Park, the United Nations and Midtown. The building is also conveniently located near transportation at 59th Street, an assortment of crosstown buses, and various neighborhood garages. Condominium purchase is friendly to international purchase, flexible financing, corporate, LLC, trust and pied-a-terre options.