This lovely home boasts 10 foot beamed ceilings, gorgeous herringbone floors, a working gas fireplace with a beautiful wood carved and marble mantel piece and new windows. The south facing home with sunlit living room has a lovely tree-top view.
The prime bedroom has a built-in double hanging closet, desk, and chest of drawers with further shelving. The second bedroom is currently being utilized as a den/office and is accessed through French doors.
The stylish bathroom has a window and has been modernized with Italian marble and a large shower. There is a sizable dressing area with more closets.
The windowed kitchen has been renovated with high-end appliances, lengthy counter tops, custom cabinets and a mahogany floor.
The apartment has been thoughtfully renovated; including skim coating, original building features, new upgraded wiring with wall sockets for all paintings / mirrors, and a powerful through the wall AC / heating unit.
Built in 1924 and designed by J.E.R Carpenter, 1060 Park Avenue, an elegant white glove building with old world charm, is located on 87th and Park Avenue, just two blocks from Central Park and in close proximity to the Metropolitan Museum, Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, excellent public transportation, as well as the best shops and both casual and fine dining options. The purchaser is responsible for the 2.5% flip tax. The building permits pied-a-terres, 50% financing, and is pet friendly.
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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.