655 Park Avenue #5B

This gracious sunny 8 into 7 room apartment is located in one of Park Avenue premier buildings, designed by James Carpenter and Mott Schmidt in 1924. It has beautifully scaled rooms, through wall A/C, hard wood floors, high ceilings and architectural details throughout. The gracious foyer opens into a grand scale living room, with WBF, with French doors leading into the adjacent corner dining room. The large eat-in kitchen has incorporated one of the staff rooms, and has top of the line appliances, a laundry area, a powder room and an adjoining office. The private bedroom wing offers a spacious master bedroom with bath ensuite and ample closets. The additional two other bedrooms (one now library) share a bath. This excellent pet friendly, white glove prewar co-op is perfectly located in Lenox Hill at 68th Street and combines old world charm with all of the modern conveniences. There is a 2% flip tax paid by the buyer, pied a terres are not permitted. The building has a central garden, is pet friendly, enjoys a superb location blocks from Central Park in the midst of charming boutiques, excellent restaurants, renowned museums and fine academic institutions.