Description

Ideal Pied-A-Terre or Primary Home. Move-In-Ready, Stunning, Spacious, Renovated, Light-Filled, One-Of-A-Kind Home in a Perfect Location. Luxury prewar one-bedroom with original details beautifully reimagined as a modern classic by an award-winning NYC design firm. Soaring 9-1/2 foot tall beamed ceilings, oversized windows with dazzling all-day light, and open views with gorgeous herringbone oak floors are ingeniously complemented by a classic, clean modernist open design with warm wood and stone finishes. Designer lighting on dimmers gives the entire apartment an ambient glow.
This impressive apartment is in excellent move-in-ready condition and features a gracious and dramatic entry foyer and hallway with a beautiful new ceramic floor and terrific closets, including a huge walk-in closet.
The kitchen is bright and open to the dining and living areas with new appliances, artisan sculpted woods and stone with stainless steel subway tile accents.
The windowed dining area has bright open western and north views and is large enough for dinner parties.
The generous living room has large bay windows and open views facing south with solid maple custom bookshelves and an ingenious glass transom above that divides the living room and bedroom while allowing additional light to dance between the living room and adjacent bedroom.
The airy king-sized, light-filled bedroom easily fits a king-sized bed and has a large windowed walk-in closet/dressing room.
The large windowed bathroom features the best in Italian modern design with exquisite stone surfaces, custom wood cabinetry, and a spa shower and soaking tub.
A perfect pied-a-terre or full-time residence and in addition to the excellent closet space, there is a huge private storage cage available in the basement.
156 East 79th Street is a wonderful boutique full-service building complete with a 24-hour doorman, resident building manager, laundry room, and bike room. Pets are welcome and a washer/dryer is allowed in the apartment with board approval. 50% financing is allowed and flip tax will be paid by the seller.
This unbeatable location on tree-lined East 79th St. just off Lexington Avenue is only a few blocks from Central Park, Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, Madison Avenue shopping, wonderful restaurants, all major subway and bus transportation, and top schools.
Come take a look at this truly spectacular home.
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Building Features 14 Floors65 Units

elevator
full time doorman

Unit Features

washerdryer
Exposures: North, South, West
Pet Policy: Building Yes, Yes

$749,000

Last Asking: Aug 31, 2023

1 Bed / 1 Bath - / - ft²

Total Monthly Expenses: $2,637

Exclusively listed with: Compass

Tyler Schaeffer

tyler.schaeffer@compass.com

(917) 975-6005

Listing Courtesy of Compass

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