$4,850,000
Updated 3 years ago
Off Market

40 East 61st Street, 13-AB

Upper East Side, Manhattan | Madison Ave & Park Ave

7 Rooms4 Beds4 Baths2,600 Square FeetCondo

$4,850,000
Common Charges$4,712
RE Taxes$4,634
Price Per SF
$1,865

Listing Features

  • Abundant Closets
  • Beamed Ceilings
  • BuiltIns
  • Coffered Ceilings
  • Combined Apartment
  • Corner Apartment
  • Custom Closets
  • Entry Foyer
  • Floor-Through
  • Full Floor
  • Galley Kitchen
  • Hardwood Floors
  • High Ceilings
  • Home Office
  • Pocket Doors
  • Private Elevator
  • Recessed Lighting
  • Walk-in Closet
  • Washer / Dryer
  • Dishwasher
  • Eat-in Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • S Steel Appliances
  • Service Entrance
  • Walk Thru Kitchen
  • Windowed Kitchen
  • En Suite Bathroom
  • Marble Bathroom
  • Stall Shower

Outdoor space and views

  • Balcony
  • Terrace
  • City Views
  • North Exposure
  • South Exposure
  • West Exposure

Building Amenities

  • Full Service
  • Elevator
  • Laundry Room
  • Renovated Lobby

Policies

  • Pets Allowed
  • Pieds A Terre Ok

Property Description for 40 East 61st Street, 13-AB

Major Price Reduction! Make your home in one of the city's most desirable enclaves in this breathtaking Lenox Hill four-bedroom, four-bathroom full-floor residence featuring a gracious layout, open views and four private terraces. Situated in an intimate full-service condominium just a block-and-a-half from Central Park, this home offers front-row access to Manhattan's best shopping, dining, art and culture. The exceptional 2,600-square-foot property welcomes you with a private elevator hall and a gracious foyer flanked by large closets. Offering an ideal layout for entertaining, the stately entry gallery leads to a 28-foot-long living room where walls of south-facing windows open to a long private terrace. Gleaming hardwood floors, tall coffered ceilings and recessed lighting underscore the grand proportions. Pocket doors throughout the home allow you to conceal and reveal living spaces and private quarters as desired. To the right of the gallery, plan lavish gatherings in the large dining room featuring its own north-facing terrace and dramatic open-sky views. An adjacent study with built-ins can easily serve as a fourth bedroom, while the nearby hall provides a guest bath, closet and in-unit washer-dryer. In the windowed kitchen, you'll find abundant white cabinetry, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and a service entrance. From the entry gallery, access the private bedroom wing, including a sprawling owner's suite with four closets, including two walk-ins, a private balcony and an en suite bathroom. Another well-appointed suite offers its own balcony, walk-in and bathroom. A third bedroom is placed across from a large hall bathroom. Numerous closets throughout the home ensure storage will never be a concern. 40 East 61st Street is a handsome Art Deco pre-war condominium built in 1928 as LeRoy Hospital. Converted to residential use in the 1980s, the pet-friendly boutique building offers a stately marble and gold lobby, a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and laundry facilities. Located between Park and Madison, this home invites you to spend the day at iconic Central Park, peruse outstanding Madison Avenue boutiques and dine at world-famous destinations. Easy access to Midtown, the Theater District, Lincoln Center and the U.N. completes this coveted, central district. Transportation is effortless with N/Q/R/W, 4/5/6 and F trains, excellent bus service and CitiBikes all nearby.

Building Details for 40 East 61st Street

OwnershipCondo
Building TypeMid-Rise
Service LevelFull Service
AgePre-War
AccessElevator
Year Built1928
Financing Allowed90%
Floors/Apts19/33
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

5 Av/59 St
0.17 miles
59 St
0.18 miles
Lexington Av/59 St
0.2 miles
Lexington Av/63 St
0.21 miles
57 St
0.39 miles

Citi Bike

E 61 St & Madison Ave
0.02 miles
E 58 St & Madison Ave
0.15 miles

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Quick Profile

Exuding a cosmopolitan, refined air that is reminiscent of Paris or other European cities, the Upper East Side (the UES, to local cognoscenti) has a reputation as being a bastion of wealth and privilege. Even though it was built by American “royalty” families like the Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Carnegies and Rockefellers, whose elaborate mansions once anchored Fifth Avenue, there are affordable housing options throughout the neighborhood. The further east you move, away from Central Park and the more commercial avenues, the more likely you are to find quiet, tree-lined streets with historic townhouses and brownstones. Keep your eye out for reasonably priced apartments in pre-war low-rise and even a few high-rise buildings.

With abundant, beautifully landscaped green spaces, including the oasis of Central Park acting like a backyard, the area is quiet and lushly green. You can relax and unwind in John Jay Park, Carl Schurz Park or take a stroll along the East River Promenade. The whole neighborhood seems isolated from the workaday chaos of the city at large. Add to that the history of the neighborhood and the abundance of cultural institutions, and you have a uniquely welcoming neighborhood.

Known for its abundance of high-end retail shopping, especially on Madison Avenue, the Upper East Side is host to the Barneys New York flagship department store. Here you can find upscale goods, fashion and home decor items. You will also find the edgy runway-inspired Alexander McQueen collections. If you are dying to treat your feet to red-soled opulence, be sure to visit the Christian Louboutin boutique. These are only a small sampling of this high-end shopper’s paradise that features everything from designer boutiques that offer the ultimate in haute couture to resale shops where you can find last season’s best on sale at hefty discounts .

There are many unique dining experiences, from fine dining to the casual bite-on-the-go, awaiting you in the UES. Sushi is going through a renaissance in the city, and the best omakase-style sushi can be found at Sasabune on E 73rd Street. Omakase sushi means that you leave the choice of ingredients, preparation method and presentation to the chef. Elegant French cuisine can be experienced at JoJo, E 64th Street, housed in gorgeous townhouse. Just for fun, visit the Lexington Candy Shop on Lexington Avenue, to get a taste of an old-fashioned soda fountain.

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OLR ID: 1974218