The foyer leads into a beautifully proportioned 15 x 19'10' living/dining room with beamed ceilings and an enormous south-facing double window for plenty of light. The charming windowed eat-in kitchen is a bright, efficient space outfitted with a Viking Chef stove, Bosch dishwasher, Subzero refrigerator and granite countertops.
The primary bedroom also faces south and features beamed ceilings and a large double window. Two spacious built-in closets face a wall of customized bookshelves in the hall that leads to the en-suite bath. The second bedroom overlooks the building's courtyard and also contains an en-suite bath with shower and a large closet. A linen closet, hardwood floor and 9.10' ceilings throughout and window unit air conditioning round out the floorplan.
The building is pet friendly, offers both general and bike storage and a common laundry room. Washers and dryers are not permitted. Live-in Super and part-time doorman (8 AM - 12 AM) and on hand. The neighborhood is quiet, architecturally distinguished and famed for its exclusivity and privacy. The United Nations and Avenue shops and eateries are but blocks away. An excellent chance to create a lovely, quiet refuge on the edge of Midtown Manhattan. 80% Financing permitted. Photos Virtually Staged.
Quick Profile
Beekman Place is less of a neighborhood than it is a quiet two-block enclave just north of the United Nations on the far eastern edge of Turtle Bay. There is only one street that runs through the neighborhood, also called Beekman Place, that wraps itself around 49th Street and 51st Street.
This bucolic little stretch of the east side has always been a cherished spot for those fortunate enough to have found refuge here. The noise and the street traffic from the city surrounds is virtually non-existent as there are no through streets in this neighborhood.
The neighborhood composition largely consists of a few clusters of townhouses and prewar co-ops. The exception to the rule is the charming art-deco-styled Beekman Place Hotel at the corner of First Avenue and 49th Street and the two post-war towers, 860 and 870 UN Plaza that front the grounds of the United Nations.