255 West 90 Street   Unit 6B

FIRST SHOWING ON SEPT. 26, 2010 - Upon entering The Cornwall you are transported to a gentler time, one with Beaux Art marble and decorative details in the Lobby, manned by a doorman on duty from 7AM to Midnight every day and 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights. Up the elevator to the 6th floor, 6B is one of three large apartments on the floor. Once inside, you experience the gracious 10' by 10' entrance foyer which leads to the Living Room replete with period details including a beautiful original marble fireplace. Next to the Living Room, through working pocket doors is the paneled Dining Room, with both main rooms facing South across 90th Street. Strategically placed for modern usage, the maid's room is directly behind the Dining Room, in a perfect spot for a home office or a small guest room (with its own recently renovated marble bath and shower - next to the stacked washer /dryer). Next to the maid's room is the bright and cheery eat-in kitchen, which has 2 windows in it. With new black granite countertops, the kitchen has a counter-height island, perfect for casual eat-in dining for 6. Following the natural flow of the apartment, you come to the bedroom wing, first the master bedroom, which has a newly renovated bath en suite and then 2 other bedrooms, which share the hall bathroom, which is also XXX Mint renovated. All of the bedrooms face West over townhouse gardens. The entire apartment faces South and West, providing for Sunny and Quiet enjoyment, unaffected by the hustle and bustle of nearby Broadway. The building, The Cornwall, was built in 1910 and is regarded as one of the finest examples of Beaux Artes apartment architecture in the city. Unlike many apartment buildings dating from this time, the Cornwall was never broken up into small apartments. There are only 3 large apartments on most of the 12 floors. In the building, on the Broadway side, is the City Diner, which adds to the building in two ways. First, it pays rent to the coop, thereby keepi