Meticulously-designed Residence 10G at the premier River House boasts a sprawling layout with generous rooms, and blends the classicism of prewar elements with the allure of modern luxuries. Rarely available G line that boast the best views in the building! This exceptional home has been upgraded with brand new windows throughout. The grand 4+ bedroom, 6.5 bath apartment welcomes you from your own private elevator landing. A gracious entry gallery, conveniently accessing a cloak room and powder room, leads to elegant entertaining rooms with custom millwork and priceless views. A dramatic southeastern corner living room enriched by an exquisite antique paneling-encased wood-burning fireplace looks out over the East River with a wonderful bay window. Perfect for entertaining, a paneled library with river views and a wood-burning fireplace sits between the living room, and regal thirty foot northeast corner dining room with its own riverfront bay window and expansive up-river views. A Juliet balcony off the living room and library provides an additional vantage point for enjoying river vistas. In addition, a media and music room can be accessed from both the living room and the entrance hall. Culinary creations are inspired in the bright and beautiful eat-in kitchen with a breakfast area.
A lovely master bedroom with a huge walk-in/dressing closet and his/her baths, additional en-suite bedrooms, and a home office enhance comfort and versatility for your needs. Included is also a spacious staff room and laundry room.
Situated on a cul-de-sac at E. 52nd Street and the East River, the magnificent 26-story Art Deco River House by renowned architects Bottomley, Wagner & White was completed in 1931, and remains one of Manhattan's most discreet and sought-after luxury cooperative apartment houses. Residents enter through a private iron-gated, landscaped cobblestoned motor court with fountains and proceed to a riverfront lobby. Also available to residents is membership in the adjacent River Club. Its amenities include a swimming pool, two tennis courts & three squash courts, a squash simulator, a golf hitting area and simulator, a gym, brand new locker rooms, children's activities, library, dining room & bar overlooking the river, a ballroom, and guest rooms.
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Beekman Place is less of a neighborhood than it is a quiet two-block enclave just north of the United Nations on the far eastern edge of Turtle Bay. There is only one street that runs through the neighborhood, also called Beekman Place, that wraps itself around 49th Street and 51st Street.
This bucolic little stretch of the east side has always been a cherished spot for those fortunate enough to have found refuge here. The noise and the street traffic from the city surrounds is virtually non-existent as there are no through streets in this neighborhood.
The neighborhood composition largely consists of a few clusters of townhouses and prewar co-ops. The exception to the rule is the charming art-deco-styled Beekman Place Hotel at the corner of First Avenue and 49th Street and the two post-war towers, 860 and 870 UN Plaza that front the grounds of the United Nations.
According to New York City records, the median price for an apartment in Manhattan for the month of August 2023 was $1,150,000. The price represents a minimal decrease of .02% from the median price of $1,175,000 recorded in August 2022. The number of apartment sales, however, fell from 1,546 to 1,204 reflecting a year-over-year decreas...
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