37 West 93rd Street, 17

A rare opportunity awaits you in this elegant apartment at 43 West 93rd Street, half a block from Central Park, where Billie Holiday stayed, recorded two albums, and wrote her autobiography! Stunning prewar architectural detail will have your imagination running wild when you step into this sprawling 11 room duplex which offers so many possibilities. The layout can become as many as 6 bedrooms and 4 baths. Enter the spacious foyer that boasts a high ceiling, stained glass window, double coat closets and stairwell to the lower bedroom level. Travel down the entry hall to discover a breathtaking double living room with 3 oversized south facing windows which offer tree lined views and wonderful natural light. This magnificent entertaining space boasts high ceilings featuring original moldings, columns, art walls and 18 inch baseboards which surround original parquet flooring. This stunning entertaining space flows beautifully into a south facing and beautifully bright oak paneled formal dining room with a gorgeous bay window and window seat as well as a large set of wall mounted book shelves which surround the crown of the room. These spaces exude a sun filled charm! Off the dining room is a windowed kitchen that can easily be expanded into the adjacent former maid’s room now used as an office. Travel down the hall back towards the foyer and come upon a large windowed classically styled library with built in bookcases, enclosed shelving and a closet. This can easily convert to a media room or 6th bedroom. Find a large original windowed full bathroom off the entry as well. Flexibility abounds with this floor plan! Take the staircase to the lower level and discover the south facing owner’s suite consisting of a beautiful sitting room and sleeping chamber separated by original bi-fold French doors. Graced with 2 oversized windows opening onto a Juliet balcony, glorious light pours into the large sitting room which flows into the equally charming paneled sleeping chamber with bay window and high beamed ceiling. Adjacent to the suite is a large windowed dressing room with a washer and gas dryer and a large full bathroom. On the bedroom level there are 3 additional bright bedrooms and an additional windowed bath which offers all the original detail of the building’s origin. It is difficult to find an opportunity to make a special home like this your own! The Norman at 37-43 West 93rd Street was built in 1909. Charm is the building’s middle name. It is nestled on a tree lined Central Park block just yards from the park’s playgrounds, tennis courts, the reservoir and all the neighborhood conveniences one needs. Schools, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and subways are conveniently located at the turn of a corner. The building’s lobby is lovely and is in the midst of receiving a restoration to its entry way and vestibule. Consisting of 31 units, this boutique cooperative is a lovely, neighbor friendly place to live!