229 West 97 Street   Unit 2/3C

Massive Loft on The Upper West Side
Enjoy downtown loft living in this meticulously renovated 8 room, 5 bedroom Upper West Side duplex with 3.5 baths at 229 West 97th Street. (possible to add another full bath on 2nd fl). This home has a ton of closets as well as private storage lockers.This grand space provides a sense of scale and comfort that is uncommon. This rare loft style UWS duplex features an immense layout offering a 22' wide by 65' deep floorplan. (Wider and deeper than most townhouses) 12' high ceilings, nearly 3,500 sqft, recessed lighting throughout, original exposed brick, top-of-the line audio system, Washer & Dryer, and a kitchen a chef would be proud of.

The gracious entry foyer leads you through the kitchen and lounging area into the dramatic loft style living room & dining room with southern and western exposures. Beautifully exposed brick walls appointment the opposite side of the home along with gorgeous Australian Jarrah wood flooring throughout both floors. In the living room is a decorative fireplace with a subwoofer built inside the wall along with a wall of over-sized windows that bring in natural sunlight. The kitchen features a Galaxy Black granite countertop center-island that is equipped with two freezers and open to the entertainment space. There is endless Mahogany cabinetry throughout and top-of-the-line Wolf and Sub-zero appliances including a 35-bottle temperature-controlled wine refrigerator and a built-in flat screen TV. The stove is Viking, and the ventilation hood is Miele which conveniently vents out of the building.This home also comes custom wired with the latest Audio/Visual system putting all music and home theater at the touch of your fingertips. It even has state of the art hidden speakers throughout nearly the entire first floor with a hidden sub-woofer in the kitchen ceiling and extra in-the-wall cabling if you feel the desire to extend the sound system to the second floor.As you enter 2C, there is king size bedroom with en-suite stone bath, which can be used as guestroom or live-in help, and a separate marble powder room for guests in the foyer.

This floor is the perfect destination or simply has all the room you need to spread your wings. All of this while providing privacy for the bedrooms upstairs. As you ascend the brilliant floating staircase, you will find four more bedrooms, two full baths and a high-end Washer/Dryer. The pin drop quiet primary bedroom offers enormous custom-built walk-in closets and a fabulous his and her bathroom.Having a duplex of this nature brings a plethora of options when being able to enter your home from two different floors. This home is extremely versatile.
The large middle bedroom on the second floor can be reconfigured back to its original configuration and can also add another full bath instead of having the wet bar.

The Powellton is a charming Prewar doorman building just off Broadway and steps the express 2/3 subway lines. Offering a Full Time Doorman, Resident Manager, Two storage cages and Bike Storage.It is possible to install a Central HVAC system. Pets Welcomed, Custom Lighting, Custom Sound System.For private showing please contact me directly.