16 East 96th Street, 2-B

This truly magnificent 9 room home is perfectly situated a half block from 5th Avenue and Central Park. A painstaking renovation stripped the apartment to the bones, with all new plumbing, electric and central air systems, stunning limestone and solid wood floors, and the most luxurious of finishes.

The side by side living room, dining room and library create an enfilade of rooms facing North onto double wide and tree lined 96th Street. Venetian plaster walls, limestone floors and 11 foot ceilings in the living room and dining rooms and an imported French mantel in the living room evoke an old world feel as do the Cavendish French parquet floors in the library. Oversized new windows highlight the tree views and allow the wonderful light to flow in. Discreetly tucked away but near these entertaining rooms is the perfect powder room, renovated to the same level as the rest of the home.

Through a butler's pantry adorned with white onyx countertops is the custom St. Charles kitchen which boasts a second imported French mantle and professional grade appliances including a Sub-Zero refrigerator and 6 burner vented Viking range with grill and hand carved Atelier Jouvence limestone hood. The kitchen is large and inviting, with a windowed banquet area for casual kitchen dining. The adjacent large den/media room has a Crestron controlled surround sound home theater and Cavendish French parquet floors.

Each of the four bedrooms has soundproofed floating ceilings and its own en-suite bathroom adorned with hardware and tiles form Kallista, Waterworks, and Perrin and Rowe, plus radiant heat for added comfort. The master suite has Cavendish French Parquet floors, 5 closets including two large walk-in closets, soundproofed windows, and an Italian marble master bathroom with double vanity. Other luxuries include speakers and audio controls throughout, a central vacuum system, 4 zones of central air conditioning, Cat5 cable wiring throughout and remote controlled Levolor blinds in most rooms.

16 East 96th Street is a turn of the century elegant cooperative in the heart of Carnegie Hill, close to fabulous schools, transportation, wonderful restaurants and shops and of course, Central Park. Designed in 1903 by Clinton and Russell, architects of the renowned Apthorp, the lobby and all apartments have unique details like soaring ceilings and large, well proportioned rooms.