907 5th Avenue #8E

Elegance defines this grand apartment which faces north onto 72nd Street. Apartment 8E is one of three separate apartments in 907 Fifth Avenue that were owned by the late Huguette M. Clark, the copper heiress who died at the age of 104 in May, 2011. The extraordinary windowed gallery, 47 feet by 13 feet, with beautiful herringbone floors, opens to the 29 foot corner living room, the library, the reception room and the formal dining room. Enormous windows allow sunlight to flood the apartment. The ceilings are 10.5 feet and the wall space is extensive - an art collector's dream. The flexible layout permits, with board approval, the creation of an expansive master suite with bedroom and sitting room as well as a spacious second bedroom with bath ensuite. There is also a possibility of creating a huge designer kitchen and separate staff room with full bath as seen on the proposed alternate plan. Designed by J.E.R. Carpenter, built in 1915 and winner of the 1916 gold medal of the American Institute of Architects, 907 Fifth Avenue is an Italian palazzo style building with limestone facing. Its commanding location on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street across from the entrance to Central Park is highly coveted.