From your semi-private elevator landing apartment 8C offers a spacious "Classic Six" with river and park views in one of Riverside Drive's most prestigious cooperatives, designed by Rosario Candela in 1926, the foyer leads into a 31' entrance gallery making an impressive entry and an immediate reminder of why Candela apartments are so sought after. The apartment features an expansive living room with pretty North park and river views, two generously scaled bedrooms with ensuite baths, a formal dining room and a staff room and bath. The gracious dining room is so spacious that a separate room has been created and it is currently being used as an office. The wall can be taken down and its flexible layout easily lends itself to becoming a third bedroom or den. There is a windowed kitchen with a washer/dryer and an adjacent maid's room/office. It features an elegant layout with generous size rooms, plentiful closets, high-beamed ceilings, and hardwood floors. This is a beautiful home with river and park views, perfect for elegant living and entertaining.The Building285 Riverside Drive is considered to be one of the best full-service cooperatives on Riverside Drive, designed in 1926 by Rosario Candela, and converted to cooperative ownership in 1970. 285 Riverside Drive is 100% owner-occupied. A hallmark of this building is the lovely entrance wrought iron doors and a beautiful marble lobby with an intricately carved coffered ceiling. Candela is famous for the string of superluxury apartment houses he designed in the 1920s. He is the architect of such exceptional buildings as 1040 Fifth Avenue and 778 Park Avenue. Building amenities include private storage, laundry room and bike room.
Listing ID: 1144458 Last updated: 9/3/2010 Type: Cooperative Price: $1,775,000 Maintenance/CC: $2,052 Tax deduction: 29% Rooms: 6.5 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2.5 Windowed kitchen: Yes City views: Yes River views: Yes Air conditioning: Windowed Period: Pre-War Built: 1926 Building Type: Elevator Doorman: Yes Attended lobby: Yes Roof garden: Yes Laundry in building: Yes Storage available: Yes Pets allowed: Yes
All information is from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, prior sale or withdrawal without notice. No representation is made as to the accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate and all information should be confirmed by customer. All rights to content, photographs and graphics reserved to Broker. Customer should consult with its counsel regarding all closing costs, including without limitation the New York State 1% tax paid by buyers on residential properties over $1 million. Broker represents the seller/owner on Broker's own exclusives, except if another agent of Broker represents the buyer/tenant, in which case Broker will be a dual agent with designated agents representing seller/owner and buyer/tenant. Broker represents the buyer/tenant when showing the exclusives of other real estate firms. Broker actively supports equal housing opportunities.
