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Rockefeller Apartments

24 West 55th Street, PH-C

Midtown West, Manhattan | Fifth Ave & Ave of the Americas

5 Rooms2 Beds2 BathsCo-op

$4,000,000
Maintenance$8,205

Listing Features

  • Duplex
  • High Ceilings [10']
  • Penthouse/Top Flr
  • Separate Dining Area
  • Walk-in Closet
  • En Suite Bathroom
  • Powder Room
  • Soaking Tub

Outdoor space and views

  • Terrace [60'x8']
  • Wrap Terrace
  • City Views
  • East Exposure
  • North Exposure
  • West Exposure

Building Amenities

  • Full-Time Doorman
  • Elevator
  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Laundry Room
  • Storage

Policies

  • Pets Allowed
  • Pieds A Terre Ok

Property Description for 24 West 55th Street, PH-C

Wrapping the building's top 2 stories at The Rockefeller Apartments, 24 West 55th Street, Penthouse C, New York, NY 10019, is a breathtaking loft-like 2-bed 2-bath duplex + HUGE home office / guest suite, with 2 levels of glamorous private outdoors, soaring views, and pin-drop quiet, blending the best of classic modern design with original Art Deco character in a stunning gut-renovation that is spacious, tasteful, and move-in ready.

Once home to Arthur Rankin Jr., producer-director behind the holiday classics Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, experience north, east and west exposures, iconic city views, and abundant natural light.

On the Main Level : A formal foyer opens to the great room, where 10+-foot ceilings, original chevron floors and Art Deco details frame formal dining room and multiple seating spaces. A decorative fireplace, dramatic dry bar, and new floor-to-ceiling casement windows frame the skyline. The impressive great room opens directly on the first of 2 private terraces, for seamless indoor-outdoor living and entertaining nearly year round.

The windowed modern kitchen, with Shaker-style cabinetry, brushed brass hardware and stainless appliances offers a convenient service entrance and breakfast bar. Also on this level, a stunning spacious bedroom, with mid-century modern built-ins, overlooking your glam terrace and the iconic cityscapes through 4-pane transom windows. This could easily serve as the Primary bedroom if desired, or a lavishly appointed guest bedroom, library or home office. The adjacent newly renovated full bath has a Carrara marble shower, white quartz vanity, and Kallista fixtures.

On the Upper Level : A graceful staircase rises to your gracious Primary bedroom, a serene retreat with its own terrace running the full length of the apartment, full wall of custom closets, plus separate dressing room providing exceptional storage. J ust outside the upper dressing room service door, a dditional storage, as available, offers convenient access. The windowed white marble primary bathroom offers Kallista fixtures and tub/shower combination. New central air and recessed lighting run throughout both levels, as well enjoy plentiful custom built-ins.

The Studio: 3 former staff rooms, thoughtfully combined into 1 immense Studio, is a special retreat, the large space, features a comfortable seating area, pantry kitchen, wall of closets and built-in desk, plus pin-drop quiet views over the building's sun-filled, professionally tended courtyard garden. The Studio carries separate shares and a separate lease, and may be resold to Rockefeller Apartment shareholders after closing if desired.

The Building: Nelson Rockefeller developed the Rockefeller Apartments in 1936 with architect Wallace K. Harrison. The buildings at 24 West 55th and 17 West 54th Street remain among Manhattan's most celebrated Art Deco cooperatives, known for their signature curved bay windows and home to Michael's restaurant. Residents enjoy 24-hour doormen, porters, and resident manager, plus landscaped courtyard garden and storage. The building sits just off Fifth Avenue only 4 blocks to Central Park, with MoMA, Rockefeller Center, world-class shopping and dining and major transit all within a few blocks.

75% financing permitted. 2% flip tax. Temporary assessment. Pieds-à-terre and pets welcome.


Listing History for 24 West 55th Street, PH-C

Now
10/02/2026
$4,000,000
Initial Price by Lydia Sussek
Douglas Elliman
2026

Building Details for 24 West 55th Street

OwnershipCo-op
Building TypeMid-Rise
Service LevelFull-Time Doorman
AgePre-War
AccessElevator
Year Built1936
Financing Allowed50%
Floors/Apts12/64
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

5 Av/53 St
0.14 miles
57 St
0.15 miles
5 Av/59 St
0.26 miles
7 Av
0.27 miles
57 St-7 Av
0.29 miles

Railroad

Grand CentralLong Island Rail Road
0.47 miles

Citi Bike

W 54 St & 6 Ave
0.04 miles
W 56 St & 6 Ave
0.11 miles

Building Availability

APPSF
Median
Average
$712
$1,097,000
$1,723,250
Last 12 months
$762
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