JUST LISTED! This sprawling 10 room well preserved apartment with 9'2 ceilings throughout is brimming with prewar elegance and is truly unique as all the major rooms face East over Park Avenue with the bedrooms facing South over 95th Street. Enter into the apartment through a private elevator vestibule with black and white marble flooring into an enormous and gracious gallery. You immediately recognize the signature style of famous building architect Rosario Candela with high ceilings, paneled Mahogany doors with their original bullet hinges and hardware, original Herringbone floors, and lovely crown and base moldings. The extra large Corner living room on Park Avenue facing South and East has five large 8 over 8 windows teeming with light and views across and down the Avenue including the center mall trees and gardens. The living room has a wood burning fireplace. Adjacent to the living room and off the gallery is a sophisticated and vast dining room with two windows on Park Avenue. The apartment currently is laid out as a three bedroom with a library/ fourth bedroom with four full baths. The library, second bedroom and master are all facing south on 95th street and inundated with sunlight. The library is off the gallery and has handsome built-ins. Off the gallery the master bedroom, second and third bedrooms share a common hallway. The rooms are all of generous proportions with windowed baths ensuite and each has large walk-in closets. The closets in this apartment are unrivaled. The bedroom hallway also has two walk in closets (one was the original staff corridor to the kitchen) and the other is a large walk-in cedar dressing room. The large eat in kitchen has a full butlers pantry that has a staff door to the dining room and with original cabinets. The kitchen has a full size Sub Zero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher and massive Garland 8 burner hooded range with grill and two ovens. The apartment originally had two staff rooms and a staff dining room. They have incorporated the staff dining room to make a windowed laundry area with sink. The two staff rooms remain but are currently used as two offices. There is a large full bath so if someone wanted to combine the two staff rooms one could have a big fifth bedroom. Additionally the apartment has updated electric and is connected to Verizon FiOs. There is in-wall speaker wiring centered in the library and serves the dining room, living room and library. Located on the corner of 95th street and Park Avenue, 1220 Park is a highly sought after full service building. Built in 1928, the pet-friendly building has extraordinary service with 24 hour doorman, a live-in Resident Manager, fitness center (gym membership transfers with the apartment), bike and laundry room. The apartment also comes with a storage unit. Central AC is allowed. There is a capital assessment of $314.55/month through 2015.
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