1220 Park Ave, 14/15A

A private elevator vestibule opens to the entrance gallery of this high floor, five bedroom duplex apartment, located in the coveted Carnegie Hill Neighborhood. The large living room, flooded with eastern sunlight, has over ten foot ceilings, a woodburning fireplace, wide plank wood floors and access to a terrace facing Park Avenue. The adjacent formal dining room, which easily seats 12, has a west facing terrace, which serves as a perfect spot for morning coffee or evening cocktails. Also radiating off the gallery is the cheerful library. Warmed by the morning sun and wood-burning fireplace, it features a wall of bookcases ready for the collection of your favorite books.

The recently renovated eat-in-kitchen is expansive, and includes a 6-burner Wolf range; two Bosch dishwashers; two Wolf wall ovens; a Subzero refrigerator; wine cooler; refrigerator drawers; built in microwave and large washer & dryer. The breakfast room has a built in desk and easily seats 6 around the table, in addition to the counter seating at the large kitchen island. A powder room, abundant pantry storage, a staff room and full staff bath complete the lower level of the apartment.

An elegant curved staircase leads from the entrance gallery to the upper bedroom level on the 15th floor. The primary bedroom has a Park Avenue exposure, woodburning fireplace, ensuite bath and large closet space, including a cedar closet. Three additional bedrooms each have ensuite baths and one has access to an east facing terrace. The fifth bedroom is currently used as a large home office with a full bath. The upper level also has access to the elevator through a private vestibule and to a secondary staircase down to the kitchen. The apartment is bathed in sunlight and has through-the-wall air conditioning.

Rosario Candela, New York City's premier architect of prewar apartment buildings, designed 1220 Park Avenue. The full-service cooperative has a well-equipped, fitness room, storage and is pet friendly. The building permits financing up to 50% of the purchase price, and there is a 3% flip tax paid by the seller.