1165 5th Avenue #14/15C

Wonderful chance to purchase a lovingly renovated combination of two high floor seven room apartments, seamlessly transformed into a stunning twelve room duplex. This fabulous Carnegie Hill apartment features a massive layout of entertaining rooms, multiple bedrooms with renovated Waterworks baths, over nine-foot ceilings, original moldings, open eastern exposures over the onion domes of St. Nicholas, and southern views of Central Park and the reservoir. There are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and both formal and informal living spaces. A semi-private entry foyer on the fifteenth floor leads to a large living room with wood-burning fireplace, new double paned six over six windows, herringbone floors, and a large adjacent formal dining room. On this level, there is a sprawling primary suite with bedroom and sitting room, and two renovated marble baths with Waterworks fittings. This entire suite is enhanced by spectacular northern, eastern and southern light, and views over Carnegie Hill. An enormous gourmet kitchen and breakfast room enjoy views of Central Park, top-of-the-line cabinetry by Scavolini, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Sub-Zero wine fridge, a Miele dishwasher and a professional stainless stove that is vented. A beautifully built curved staircase leads downstairs to the 14th floor, where the entertaining spaces can be used in a myriad of ways: playroom, media room, guest bedroom and so on, with a second wood-burning fireplace and sunny, open exposures. There are three large bedrooms with stunning eastern and southern exposures, and fully renovated baths. There is a suburban sized laundry room with adjacent staff quarters with a private bath. There is massive storage throughout. The apartment is fully cooled by central air-conditioning, has new electrical service and lovely traditional double hung custom windows. Built in 1926 by architectural luminary James E. R. Carpenter, 1165 Fifth Avenue is one of the finest pre-war apartment houses in New York; it was converted to a cooperative in 1947. In addition to a 24-hour attended lobby and live-in superintendent, the building is also equipped with a laundry room, health club, bicycle storage, and private storage. Up to 50% financing and pets allowed. 2% flip tax by purchaser.