$2,700,000 $2,800,000
Updated 5 years ago
Off Market

The Aurora

556 Third Ave, PH-B

Murray Hill, Manhattan | East 36th Street & East 37th Street

6 Rooms2 Beds2.5 Baths2,500 Square FeetCondo

$2,700,000 $2,800,000
Common Charges$2,016
RE Taxes$3,199
Price Per SF
$1,080

Listing Features

  • Abundant Closets
  • Corner Apartment
  • Custom Closets
  • Custom Lighting
  • High Ceilings [10']
  • In Wall Speakers
  • Penthouse/Top Flr
  • Pocket Doors
  • Private Elevator
  • Recessed Lighting
  • Security System
  • Separate Dining Area
  • Solid Wood Doors
  • Storage Closet
  • Surround Sound
  • Walk-in Closet
  • Wall Mounted TV
  • Washer / Dryer
  • Oversized Windows
  • Picture Windows
  • Convection Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Eat-in Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • S Steel Appliances
  • SOTA Kitchen
  • Windowed Kitchen
  • Double Vanity
  • En Suite Bathroom
  • Powder Room

Outdoor space and views

  • Balcony
  • City Views
  • East Exposure
  • North Exposure
  • South Exposure

Building Amenities

  • Full Service
  • Business Center
  • Elevator
  • Health Club
  • Laundry Room
  • Roof Deck

Policies

  • Pets Allowed
  • Pieds A Terre Ok

Property Description for 556 Third Ave, PH-B

Welcome to this enormous & immaculate, sun-drenched Secluded Penthouse, offering the absolute best in Manhattan indoor & outdoor living & entertaining with spectacular unobstructed picturesque open skyline & river views for as far as the eye can see with stunning 360 degrees of panoramic views of Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens.

This tremendous penthouse has impressive 10+ foot high ceilings with oversized picturesque windows & breathtaking views from every room or balcony. Yes, there's also two large enclosed balconies to be conveniently used all year around. These two balconies are big enough to host groups for outdoor dining & also sunny enough for your vitamin D sun bathing needs. 

This penthouse is pin-dropped silent & it comes with a highly secured private code/bio-matic fingerprint key elevator access. 

Currently reconverted back from Three bedrooms into Two bedrooms & 2.5 baths with a perfect open floor plan for entertaining.

Enjoy direct southern light in your beautiful windowed eat-in-kitchen equipped with an externally vented Range Hood, Miele stove, oven and convection microwave, SubZero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and modern marble countertops. This marvelous kitchen is also conveniently equipped with a Bosch stacked Washer & Dryer, a powder room & a spacious dining area that if needed, can easily be converted into an additional ensuite queen size bedroom with a full bathroom. 

This home also features a new (OCT 2019) multi-zones controlled keypads for the entire penthouse electric shades with new 12 engines & remotes installed. All the PTAC cool & heat system was renewed also October 2019 & there's also a surround sound system that can be connected to your stereo/devices. There are multiple walk in closets & abundant storage spaces throughout & enough room to add more if desired, plus a huge private storage cage in the building is included with your low monthly charges.
If needed, this spacious two bedroom layout can be easily reconverted back into to a large three or four bedroom apartment in several layouts. Also increasing the bath count is allowed & can easily be restored (pipes and sewer are already in place) back into 3.5 or 4 bathrooms which will increase the penthouse value significantly.

The luxury full service Aurora Condominium amenities include a recently renovated lobby, 24-hour door staff, concierge, porters, a fitness center, a roof deck & a resident super. It is also a pet friendly building. This penthouse gives you all of the absolute must-haves for an ideal New York living & entertaining with comfort, chic & style with stunning views that are so serene that you will run back home from work.  

**This amazing penthouse is currently offered as an unbeatable investment opportunity with high Net operating income. Tenant in place till Sep 30 2020 paying $14,000 per month. If Owner/tenant wishes to renew & extend the lease, rent increases are in place for two more years. It is surely the highest Net Operating Income in Manhattan for Condo residential income producing investments at this price range.  
As mentioned, this is also an ideal flip opportunity by increasing the bedrooms and baths count. This rarely available investor friendly Condominium also permits short term rentals of 30 days minimum. Luxury furnished apartments at this size are rare & in high demand all year round in this centered location. By renting it as furnished short term you can easily double your monthly rent & receive $25,000-$35,000 per month. 

Murray Hill Formerly home to the City's affluent during the late 1800s and early 1900s, Murray Hill offers plenty to attract those interested in NYC dining (Kajitsu, Wokuni, Sons of Thunder, aRoqa) & nightlife scenes (Rare View Rooftop, Jazz at Kitano, The Raines Law Room at The William).
The neighborhood is also a boon for culture lovers. On these streets, lined with prewar townhouses & Beaux-Arts mansions, you can find the Morgan Library & Museum, gifting the City with an enormous collection of rare books; the sleek, modernist Scandinavia House, which holds an art gallery including frequent concerts & lectures & much more.

Listing History for 556 Third Ave, PH-B

Now
04/05/2019
$3,000,000 [-$200,000] [6.3%]
Price Drop by Ryan Scully
Corcoran
03/14/2019
$3,200,000 [-$-550,000] [-20.8%]
Price Drop by Ryan Scully
Corcoran

Building Details for 556 Third Ave

OwnershipCondo
Building TypeHigh-Rise
Service LevelFull Service
AgePost-War
AccessElevator
Year Built2002
Financing Allowed90%
Floors/Apts32/133
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

Grand Central-42 St
0.27 miles
33 St
0.29 miles
28 St
0.49 miles

Railroad

Grand CentralMetro-North Railroad
0.38 miles

Citi Bike

Lexington Ave & E 36 St
0.09 miles
E 39 St & Lexington Ave
0.14 miles

Ferry

East 34th Street
0.41 miles

Contact Agent

Contact Agent

Licensed As
Nadav Gutman
Salesperson
License#:
10401218766
Company:
Oxford Property Group
Nadav Gutman
Oxford Property Group
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OLR ID: 1827949