A semi-private elevator landing opens into an impressive entrance gallery, setting the tone for this elegant Park Avenue pristine estate. The expansive south-facing living room features a wood-burning fireplace and abundant natural light. Just beyond, a gracious dining room showcases beautiful double herringbone hardwood floors-ideal for both formal entertaining and everyday comfort. The windowed eat-in kitchen includes a breakfast area with built in banquette and flows seamlessly into a versatile staff room or den, complete with a full bath.
In the private bedroom wing, the 20-foot, south-facing primary suite offers two walk-in closets and a spacious ensuite bath with a double vanity. A second generously sized bedroom includes two oversized closets and a windowed ensuite bath.
This classic home has maintained all of its original prewar details including high ceilings, oversized rooms and elegant moldings. Additional features are three full baths, through-the-wall air conditioning and an in-unit washer/dryer.
1160 Park Avenue is a white-glove, full-service prewar cooperative built in 1925 by renowned architect George F. Pelham. Building amenities include a newly renovated fitness center, bike room, laundry facilities, and private storage. Carnegie Hill, a tranquil Upper East Side enclave, is renowned for its lush greenery, proximity to Central Park, charming boutiques, acclaimed restaurants, and cultural landmarks such as the Guggenheim and the 92nd Street Y.
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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.