Property Description for 106 East 85th Street, 1-S
In a premier location on the Upper East Side right off Park Avenue, this spectacular prewar south-facing classic seven is in mint condition. It has three bedrooms and two and a half renovated windowed bathrooms. The sun-flooded home has gracious entertaining rooms, a home office or staff room, a wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors, high ceilings, through-the-wall air conditioning and abundant storage throughout.
The elegant entrance gallery features an enormous walk-in closet as well as a coat closet. Off the gallery is the south-facing living room that has three oversized windows, the wood-burning fireplace, and custom built-in cabinets and shelving. Through charming French pocket doors is the south-facing dining room finished with an entire wall of floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinets and three large windows. Adjacent is the windowed eat-in kitchen which is superbly outfitted with white lacquer cabinetry, stone flooring, and Carrera marble countertops. It is equipped with top-of-the-line appliances including a Viking refrigerator with freezer drawers, a Viking microwave, an oven and four burner range, a Viking convection oven, and a Bosch dishwasher. Off the kitchen is a renovated windowed powder room as well as a windowed home office or staff room with a built-in desk.
The master bedroom suite faces south with three oversized windows and features a closet with custom cabinetry and built-ins. The lavished windowed en-suite master bathroom is outfitted with elegant floor tiling and marble walls, a marble vanity and a bathtub with a rain-head shower. There are two additional west-facing bedrooms that have built-in desks and closets with custom cabinetry and built-ins. A Frigidaire washer and vented dryer, a linen closet and a renovated windowed bathroom with a shower complete this home. A storage bin transfers with the sale. The building allows 60% financing and there is a 1.5% flip tax.
Built in 1916, 106 East 85th Street features a part-time doorman, a live-in resident manager, a playroom, a bicycle room, and a central laundry room. Conveniently located just blocks from the beautiful 800 acre Central Park, there is an impressive concentration of elegant boutiques, five-star restaurants, public transportation and schools in the neighborhood.
