Perfectly located at 61st and Park Avenue, 535 Park Avenue is a distinguished coop, built in the early 1900's. This extraordinary twelve room duplex offers grand scale entertaining in beautifully proportioned rooms. The 40' entrance gallery has 10.5' ceilings and significant wall space for large works of art. The corner living room has a wood-burning fireplace, overlooks Park Avenue from French doors opening to a Juliet balcony and has a lovely view south down the Avenue. The large formal dining room also faces Park Avenue. The book-lined library with fireplace, entering onto another Juliet balcony, is perfect for cozier gatherings.
The sun-filled gourmet eat-in kitchen overlooking Park Avenue is a wonderful place to cook and dine. There is a large exercise room adjoining the kitchen, also facing the Avenue. There is a cloakroom and a powder room near the entrance. The master bedroom suite is comprised of a corner bedroom with wood-burning fireplace, large master bath, several large closets and a dressing area. A second comfortable bedroom with bathroom ensuite completes the upper level of this duplex apartment.
The lower floor features a display area for the owner's collections and a large family room facing north and east over townhouse gardens. There are two bedrooms, each with its own bath, opening off a separate hallway. Two additional bedrooms could easily be reconfigured out of the family room/display space as shown in the alternate floor plan. There is also a kitchen on this level.
The apartment has been completely renovated, featuring central air conditioning and humidification, soundproof windows, beautiful kitchen and bathrooms, five upgraded wood-burning fireplaces, and two laundry areas. The bedroom layout is very flexible, with the possibility of six bedrooms in total. There are two large storage bins in the basement which will transfer with the apartment.
535 Park Avenue, built in 1909 for luxury living, has recently upgraded its infrastructure throughout, affording the elegance and charm of pre-World War I architecture with completely upgraded operating systems including roof, boiler, electrical and brickwork. The building has a lovely roof terrace. Fully redone but with all the charm of turn-of-the-century architecture, this extremely large home offers elegance, comfort and style on Park Avenue.
