No feature or detail has been overlooked in this mint-condition, bright, sunny, and spacious 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath home. Features include bleached and stained oak floors, rich built-ins throughout, and frosted glass panels to reflect light.
The expansive living and entertaining spaces include the living room, dining room, den, office, and solarium, with three exposures and views up and down Fifth Avenue.
The windowed kitchen designed by Eggersmann has beautiful clean lines, abundant counter space, storage, all top-of-the-line appliances, and a large walk-in windowed pantry.
Among the unique features of this home is the wine room, which can accommodate one's collection and features a wet bar and 10 custom wine refrigerators.
The primary bedroom suite is its own oasis with a large sitting area/office, windowed dressing room, walk-in closet, and dual marble bathrooms.
There are an additional 3 ensuite bedrooms. The fourth bedroom has its own entrance and includes an ensuite bathroom and kitchenette, perfect as an in-law or guest suite. There is also a separate windowed laundry room.
1056 Fifth Avenue is a full-service building with a doorman, live-in resident manager, and garage located at 87th and Fifth Avenue. It is just minutes from the MET, Neue Galerie, The Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, and the Jewish Museum. Pied-a-terres are allowed. Sorry, no cats allowed.
Quick Profile
Carnegie Hill is a small neighborhood at the northern tip of the Upper East Side that borders Central Park. It is steeped in history, great wealth, architecture and culture. It is known for its world-class museums and its rows of historic mansions. Nothing much changes here as the entire area is landmarked, preventing the proliferation of high-rise developments. Thus the buildings stay a human scale, the sky is aplenty and the neighborhood kind of feels like a small town to its long time residents.
The name Carnegie Hill is derived from the industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie, when Carnegie decided to build himself a mansion at 91st Street and Fifth Avenue….
Carnegie Hill is a family neighborhood with old fashioned upper crust money. The mid-rise co-ops that line the avenues are among the most prestigious addresses in the city. The avenues are lined with small restaurants, boutique shops
The residential towers that have proliferated on the eastside of Third Avenue in the East 90s simply do not exist between Lexington and Fifth.