The entry foyer flows directly into a spacious living room with wood grain porcelain tile floors, two large windows providing an abundance of natural light, and a wall of beautiful exposed brick. The windowed, renovated kitchen boasts white quartz countertops, glass tile backsplash, and top of the line appliances including Miele four burner gas cooktop, microwave and convection oven, Maytag refrigerator, and Hansgrohe finishes.
With lovely treetop views from both windows, the primary bedroom features southern exposures and a large closet with two built in dressers. The luxurious spa-like bathroom, right off the entry foyer, is equipped with an Axor shower system, a soaking tub sculpted out of a slab of porcelain carrara, Porcelanosa finishes, and a large built in medicine cabinet.
Other noteworthy features of this home include a Friedrich wall through air conditioning unit, Lutron automated recessed lighting throughout, and two additional storage closets.
236 East 28th Street is a boutique elevator cooperative building, with just 31 residences. Centrally located in Kips Bay between 2nd and 3rd ave, this building is in proximity to three different parks, Trader Joe’s, some of Manhattan’s best restaurants and nightlife, NYU, Baruch College, and several modes of public transportation. Co-purchasing and pied-a-terre are allowed.
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If you take a walk through Kips Bay, which is loosely defined as the area between 23rd street and 34th street and the East River to almost Lexington, you’ll quickly learn it's a hodgepodge of sorts and not as well defined as other neighborhoods in New York City. Some New Yorkers say Kips Bay has an identity crisis because 1st, 2nd, and 3rd avenues are distinctly different from one another as you traverse them. Despite the perceived lack of neighborhood vibe there are others that appreciate its affordability and convenience.
First Avenue is dominated by hospitals and hospital buildings such as NYU Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital to name a few. Second Avenue is a mosaic of convenience stores, fast food joints and nondescript brick buildings. Third Avenue is saturated with small bars and gastropubs and the twenty somethings that patronize them.
No judgement against Kips Bay here. It’s a great neighborhood that is just as much a part of New York City as any other neighborhood. Kips Bay It’s bordered by Murray Hill to the North, Stuyvesant Town and Gramercy Park to the South, and Rose Hill to the West. The neighborhood is partly defined by newer high-rise apartments, brick rowhouses, and former tenement buildings.