Add to this the huge windows, extremely high ceilings and extraordinarily flexible layout and it is easy to see why this is an irresistible residence. Currently configured with two bedrooms it can easily be converted back to three bedrooms with there even being the opportunity to add a fourth. The feeling is grand and spacious and storage abounds. An in-unit W/D adds to the ease of living.
With its open floorplan, this is home that is well set up for major entertaining. A wet bar in the living room adds to the ease of having guests, and part of the excellent flow is the eat-in kitchen with mesmerizing views, high-end appliances and granite countertops.
In addition to the apartment being spectacular, the building itself offers its residents white-glove service and an extravagant lifestyle. Amenities include attentive 24-hr doorman and concierge, a 5,000 square foot fitness center with a swimming pool, a garage with valet parking and lush gardens. Convenient to the UN, great restaurants and excellent transportation, this is a prime example of luxurious New York City living.
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Turtle Bay is best known for hosting the world’s dignitaries at United Nations once a year as the world institution sits on the eastern edge of the neighborhood along the East River.
But this midtown location offers a lot more, a bustling neighborhood teeming with high-rise apartment buildings and an easy walk to the Midtown business district.
Over the past two decades, developers have assembled almost every corner development site along Second Avenue and have built straight up. Not much left to assemble.
Some of the more glamorous, and of course most expensive, addresses are in close proximity to the United Nations. Trump World Tower, which caused a big stir with area residents, in particular, Walter Cronkite, when it was built sits just north of the United Nations Grounds.
In contrast to the proliferation of the residential highrise, Turtle Bay does have some lovely tree-lined streets between the avenues. In particular, Turtle Bay Gardens, which fronts both 48th Street and 49th Street between Third and Second Avenue has always been a haven for the rich and famous.