This elegant home was beautifully renovated just two years ago and features warm Brazilian teak hardwood floors, recessed lighting, and upgraded electrical systems. The intelligently designed split-bedroom layout allows for privacy and quiet, with wraparound north- and east-facing tilt-and-turn windows that offer excellent insulation, security, and fresh air circulation. The primary bedroom is outfitted with custom closets and double-hung windows, while the second bedroom is generously proportioned with a large closet of its own. Both bathrooms were thoughtfully modernized with Villeroy & Boch ceramic tile and custom Italian borders-one with a soaking tub and the other with a sleek walk-in shower. A full-size washer and dryer provide added convenience.
The expansive living and dining area flows into an open-concept kitchen designed for both function and entertaining. Custom cabinetry, granite countertops, and a center island anchor the space, complemented by top-of-the-line appliances including a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele gas stove and oven, Miele dishwasher, a vented hood, and a wine cooler. Quiet, energy-efficient PTAC air conditioning runs throughout, making this residence truly turnkey.
45 Sutton Place South offers the best of Sutton Place living, with white-glove service, a 24-hour doorman , a live-in resident manager, a private health club, an on-site garage, and storage. Just outside, the newly completed East River Esplanade provides landscaped walking and cycling paths that bring wellness and nature to the neighborhood's doorstep. The cooperative permits up to 50% financing, requires a 2% flip tax paid by the purchaser, and does not allow dogs. Residence 11K is a rare riverfront retreat combining serene living with modern convenience in a prime Midtown enclave.
Quick Profile
Sutton Place is usually described with favorable words like charming, cozy, great neighborhood, hidden gem, sanctuary, or even small village inside a big city. Those descriptions aren’t from real estate folks either, they’re from the people that live and work there, so it must be true.
The quiet and upscale neighborhood is more like an enclave. It’s bounded by East 53rd Street to the south, East 59th Street to the North, First Avenue to the west, and the East River to the east. Most residents will tell you that everything you’ll ever need is located in the neighborhood. When it’s time to venture out into the cityscape, Sutton Place is within easy reach to Midtown and cultural attractions like the Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Central Park and other iconic sites.
Manhattan has always had notable celebrity residents. But for unknown reasons, Sutton Place has had more than its share of superstars over the years. Some of the more iconic celebs include: Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, Freddie Mercury, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Crawford, Michael Jackson and sister Latoya (Just for one summer).
Sutton Place is named after Effingham B. Sutton, a shipping merchant and entrepreneur. After hitting it big in the California gold rush, Sutton built brownstones along East 57th and East 58th streets with aspirations of making the section more residential. Poverty and crime dashed his dreams. The street gangs that hung out along the dead-ends and cul-de-sacs added to the neighborhood’s decay. Sutton was about to give up on his development endeavors but the Vanderbilt’s and the Morgan’s showed up in the 1920s and transformed the neighborhood. It soon became a wealthy enclave.