1111 Park Avenue   Unit 2A

PERFECT PARK AVENUE

Apartment:

Perfect pre-war 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home nestled in bucolic Carnegie Hill.

Eight generously proportioned, well-maintained rooms featuring 10-foot ceilings, gracious 22-foot entrance gallery, grand living room with wood-burning fireplace, large formal dining room, herringbone floors, renovated kitchen, and two staff rooms (now laundry room and small den/office).

"A" line homes in this sought after building are rarely available. And for good reason. They are hard to leave!

View:

Facing west onto Park Avenue, the apartment enjoys protected tree line views and bright afternoon sun. Seasonal plantings on the Park Avenue Mall enchant year-round. (Spring cherry blossoms and tulips, summer begonias, fall chrysanthemums, and winter illuminated holiday trees.)

Neighborhood:

Carnegie Hill Historic District is prized for its unique sense of place and aesthetic sensibility. Semi-rural until the turn of the last century, Andrew Carnegie came here to build his grand Fifth Avenue mansion to enjoy the fresh air and beauty of Central Park. His home, one of the largest in the city, is now the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.

Other prominent New Yorkers followed Carnegie's lead, building mansions, townhouses and luxury apartment homes. (Examples include the Kahn, Warburg, Burden, Trevor, Loew and Sloane houses.) Chronicler of old New York Louis Auchincloss lived in this building.

For all its grandeur, Carnegie Hill is cozy, with charming shops, grocery stores, butchers, florists, restaurants and the perfect little corner bookstore. Excellent public and private schools.

Building Facts:

Full-time staff, live-in resident manager, fitness center, bike room, private storage. 50% financing permitted. 2% flip tax paid by buyer.