** Fully Furnished **
This extraordinary recently completed collector-quality AD 100 designed residence in the coveted Sutton Place enclave of Manhattan comes fully furnished and is ready to move in -- everything you see in the photos is included in the sale, except for the art and collectibles.
The pre-war Emory Roth building exudes old-New York elegance and the published immaculately designed apartment is truly of the highest order.
The large approximately 1,400sft bright south-facing 2-bedroom 2-bathroom apartment has been completely reconfigured and renovated to today’s most exacting standards and addressed with the highest quality of craftsmanship and materials. Some features include central AC, new electrical throughout, Crestron sound, lighting and window systems, marble bathrooms with heated floors and Waterworks fixtures, hand-made plaster moldings, Venetian plaster walls, custom SA Baxter hardware, LaCornue range and silk moire and hand painted wallcoverings -- no expenses were spared in the multi-year renovation of this jewel box residence.
Located in culturally rich Sutton Place, the grand 1927 pre-war building consists of only four apartments per floor and offers 24-hour attended lobby, live-in resident manager, gym, laundry facilities, bike storage and additional storage. The building is pet friendly and allows pied-a-terres.
Quick Profile
Sutton Place is usually described with favorable words like charming, cozy, great neighborhood, hidden gem, sanctuary, or even small village inside a big city. Those descriptions aren’t from real estate folks either, they’re from the people that live and work there, so it must be true.
The quiet and upscale neighborhood is more like an enclave. It’s bounded by East 53rd Street to the south, East 59th Street to the North, First Avenue to the west, and the East River to the east. Most residents will tell you that everything you’ll ever need is located in the neighborhood. When it’s time to venture out into the cityscape, Sutton Place is within easy reach to Midtown and cultural attractions like the Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Central Park and other iconic sites.
Manhattan has always had notable celebrity residents. But for unknown reasons, Sutton Place has had more than its share of superstars over the years. Some of the more iconic celebs include: Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, Freddie Mercury, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Crawford, Michael Jackson and sister Latoya (Just for one summer).
Sutton Place is named after Effingham B. Sutton, a shipping merchant and entrepreneur. After hitting it big in the California gold rush, Sutton built brownstones along East 57th and East 58th streets with aspirations of making the section more residential. Poverty and crime dashed his dreams. The street gangs that hung out along the dead-ends and cul-de-sacs added to the neighborhood’s decay. Sutton was about to give up on his development endeavors but the Vanderbilt’s and the Morgan’s showed up in the 1920s and transformed the neighborhood. It soon became a wealthy enclave.
According to New York City records, the median price for an apartment in Manhattan for the month of August 2023 was $1,150,000. The price represents a minimal decrease of .02% from the median price of $1,175,000 recorded in August 2022. The number of apartment sales, however, fell from 1,546 to 1,204 reflecting a year-over-year decreas...
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