5 East 88th Street, 4

Coop Rental: Rare & hard to find floor-through apartment in 1902 extra-wide townhouse mansion with elevator. Located on 88th St just off 5th Avenue, this sunny south facing 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment is 1,914 approximate SF with large rooms, high ceilings, and lovely architectural elements. Enormous living room has five South and West facing windows with views of Central Park and the Guggenheim Museum. Washer/ dryer in apartment.

This elegantly crafted apartment has a private elevator landing which can also be accessed by a central staircase. You enter the apartment into a gracious foyer with a hallway closet. Two pillars invite you into the formal dining room which leads you to the sprawling, 25 by 23-foot great room with a large bay window and views of Central Park and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum next door.

The large kitchen has a dishwasher, microwave, an abundant number of cabinets, pantry and a washer/ dryer. The enormous primary bedroom is complete with a fireplace, dressing room, and en suite bath with dual sinks. The second bedroom or office is off the kitchen and foyer with a full bath in the hallway.


5 East 88th street is a Beaux-Arts style townhouse that is currently configured as a 6-unit residence cooperative with an elevator and common laundry room. Constructed in the early 1900's by architects James R. Turner and William G. Killian, 5, 7, and 9 East 88th Street were built in the Beaux-Arts style with frontages of an impressive scale which amplifies the elaborate details found in each mansion. Pets welcome on a case-by-case basis with board approval. A full coop board package and co-op fees apply.