A private elevator landing opens onto a gracious entrance gallery that leads to the palatial 28-foot long corner living room which has a wood burning fireplace and five windows facing north and east overlooking the landmarked townhouses on 93rd Street. Adjacent through French doors is the formal dining room which provides an elegant space for gatherings. The dining room can also be accessed off the gallery and connects directly to a butler's pantry with a sink and incredible storage. There is a large windowed eat-in kitchen as well as a second butler''s pantry which can be converted into a breakfast room. Off the kitchen is a home office, a laundry room with a side-by-side washer/dryer and a sink, a staff bedroom and a hallway windowed bathroom. Also off the gallery is an enormous corner library or fifth bedroom that faces east over the neighboring gardens and has built-in bookshelves and an office area. The room has an en-suite windowed bathroom and a large walk-in closet. An oversized coat closet completes the public spaces.
As for the private quarters, there is a separate bedroom hallway. In the corner is the extraordinary primary bedroom suite which faces south and east overlooking the neighboring townhouse gardens. The suite includes a walk-in closet and an en-suite windowed bathroom. There are three additional bedroom suites all with excellent closet space and two additional windowed bathrooms.
This elegant pre-war cooperative was built in 1926 and houses just forty-one residences. The building has a full-time doorman, live-in resident manager, renovated gym and a bicycle room. There is a 2.5% flip tax paid by the purchaser and 50% financing allowed.
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Carnegie Hill is a small neighborhood at the northern tip of the Upper East Side that borders Central Park. It is steeped in history, great wealth, architecture and culture. It is known for its world-class museums and its rows of historic mansions. Nothing much changes here as the entire area is landmarked, preventing the proliferation of high-rise developments. Thus the buildings stay a human scale, the sky is aplenty and the neighborhood kind of feels like a small town to its long time residents.
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