15 East 91st Street, 3-A

Apartment 3A at 15 East 91st Street is an elegant and grand, 9 into-8 room home on one of the most beautiful Carnegie Hill Park blocks between Fifth and Madison Avenues. This triple mint, expansive 3 bedroom + staff room, 4.5-bath-home was beautifully renovated and draws in lovely natural light from oversized windows and two exposures, as well as the home?s own solarium that features a unique triple exposure providing oblique views of the Cooper Hewitt Museum and Central Park. The layout is well-planned for both large-scale entertaining and separate living with a private resident?s wing and a nearly 50? entertaining expanse including formal dining room, living room and solarium currently configured as a den/media room. The heart of the home is a huge eat-in chef?s kitchen that is as functional as it is beautiful. A large and elegant foyer is a welcome receiving area with large coat closet and powder room.

Modern comforts and striking features include radiant heat floors throughout the entire home, through-wall A/C, abundant custom built-ins, pristine moldings, a decorative fireplace, gorgeous oak floors in both herringbone and traditional design, oversized tilt and turn windows, top-of-line stainless appliances, built-in speaker system, washer and dryer, renovated Waterworks baths, upgraded 200 amp electric and very generous custom closets throughout.

The formal dining room can comfortably seat 14 and is beautifully appointed with herringbone floors, north-facing garden views with a French balcony for plantings and French doors opening to the living room. The 20? living room boasts a decorative electric-capable fireplace and custom built-in bookshelves and opens onto the sun-filled solarium configured with custom lit cove ceiling and large triple exposure tilt and turn windows providing big tree-lined views and drawing in fabulous natural light into the space.

The stunning eat-in chef?s kitchen was expanded from the original layout and features a central island for casual dining. Abundant hardwood white shaker cabinetry is complemented by honed dark granite counters and petite subway tile backsplash. Top-of-line stainless appliances include a 48? Sub-Zero refrigerator with filtered water, 36? Viking 6-burner range oven with pot filler, Viking convection oven with rotisserie, Sub -Zero wine refrigerator, Viking built-in microwave and Miele built-in espresso/cappuccino machine. In addition, there is a vented laundry closet with Miele washer/dryer. The apartment is wired for audio with built-in speakers. The original, windowed staff room off the kitchen is uniquely large with a full bath and can easily serve as a guest room or home office.

All three bedrooms are grand in scale, each with en-suite baths and custom-fitted closets, and face south, showcasing bright tree-lined Park block views. The primary suite features a large dressing area with two cedar closets-one a giant walk-in- and beautiful bathroom bathed in Jerusalem limestone with walk-in shower with bench and Waterworks fixtures.

The white glove building offers a full-time doorman, resident manager, fitness room, laundry room, bicycle storage and resident storage for every apartment. Pets are welcome. Built in 1947 by the architecture firm of Schultze & Associates in collaboration with the Columbia School of Architecture incorporating Art Deco elements.