1220 Park Ave, 13-D

Old world elegance and stunning contemporary luxuries abounds in this gracious and expansive home situated in the sought-after neighborhood of Carnegie Hill. Located on Park Avenue, a beloved boulevard on the Upper East Side's Gold Coast, this beautiful three-bedroom, three full bathroom home blends original details and scale with modern comforts and luxury amenities.

This sun-drenched 7-into 6-room corner home offers three exposures showcasing not only wide-open city and skyline views from every window but overlooks Central Park treetops and the Reservoir as well. Oversized picture windows frame north, south and west exposures drawing in fabulous natural light throughout the day and presents gorgeous sunset glow at days end. The primary suite features two terraces and a solarium, providing wonderful places to take in the city from all directions.

Contemporary comforts include central air conditioning, fully renovated eat-in kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances, laundry, city-quiet picture windows, custom cove lighting, built-in audio speaker system, and an extraordinary amount of closet storage. Elegant old-world original details including high ceilings, herringbone hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace with modern copper mantle, pristine crown and baseboard moldings and an extended 20" formal gallery that offers a distinct elegance.

The gracious layout features nearly 60 feet of formal entertaining space with an elegant living room with gorgeous custom French doors, terrace access, and stunning south-facing open views clear to midtown. The extensive entry gallery leads to the formal dining room that is spacious enough to accommodate entertaining and seating on a large-scale and can even double as a den/media room, if desired.

The stunning eat-in chef's kitchen was completely renovated and beautifully appointed with marble tile floors, granite counters, custom stainless backsplash, and abundant custom cabinet and pantry storage. To the delight of any level cook, top-of-the-line stainless appliances include Sub Zero refrigerator and wine refrigerator, Viking 6-burner with griddle and grill gas range oven with professional vented hood, and Bosch dishwasher. A built-in breakfast banquette completes the space.

The corner primary suite is simply sublime with both western and southern exposures, numerous oversized windows, two planting terraces and a solarium that is great for a sun-filled home office or studio. The suite is extremely private and quiet from the rest of the home and includes a massive custom walk-in closet/dressing room and spacious en-suite bath with original deep-soaking tub and pedestal sink.

Two additional bedrooms are spacious and sun-filled with built-in storage. One features a very large original en-suite bath with both tub and shower, and the other is a corner space with three windows and two exposures. Just outside the third bedroom is a renovated bath with spa like shower, custom millwork, and mosaic tiling, as well as a laundry closet with Electrolux washer and dryer.

1220 Park Avenue is a prestigious, full-service prewar cooperative built in 1930 by one of the most esteemed architects in Manhattan, Rosario Candela. The white glove building's outstanding staff includes a 24-hour doorman and live-in resident manager. Amenities include a state-of-the-art gym, laundry room, bicycle room, and resident storage. Pets are permitted with board approval. Pieds-a-terre are not permitted.