Upon entering the vestibule that leads to a luxurious oversized gallery, one is immediately taken in by the rare feeling of space that continues as you turn each corner.
The gallery has a massive coat closet and custom dry bar that can easily be converted to a walk-in closet.
The grand living room is stunning and sunny, and has partial east and southern river views, and is fitted with gorgeous custom-built ins. The formal dining room is large and can easily accommodate dinner for 12!This dining room is a flexible space which can be converted to a large bedroom, or be opened into the kitchen.
The windowed kitchen has a Viking oven, GE stove top and refrigerator, and Miele dishwasher. Adjacent to the kitchen is the butler's pantry and laundry area, which has a full sized GE washer and dryer. There is a lengthy hallway to the service entrance, which has been fitted for excellent storage. The windowed home office/guest room has a closet and an en-suite full bathroom with a stall shower.
The corner primary bedroom is very large and enjoys lovely bright views facing north and east toward the river. There are two closets including a huge walk-in, and a windowed en-suite bath with a spa tub. The second bedroom is also spacious and has a river view. The bathroom is conveniently located across from the bedroom.
There are eight generous closets, including two walk-ins. To top it off, a storage bin transfers with the apartment!
20 Sutton Place South is a full service cooperative with a 24 hour doorman, live in resident manager, gorgeous rooftop terrace with spectacular views, a gym, laundry room, library, parking garage, storage room, and bike storage. Built as a coop in 1953, the floorplans are spacious and provide unusually abundant closet space. Enjoy all that living in Sutton Place has to offer! There is access to multiple forms of transportation and the crosstown street, 57th, is a great jumping off point, as is the proximity to the FDR Drive. Shopping abounds with Trader Joe's and Whole Foods nearby. Enjoy the tranquility and river views from Sutton Place Park across the street, as well as a plethora of excellent restaurants.
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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.