Stunning high first floor home with direct Central Park views under $4M.
4 bedroom/3.5 bathroom approx. 2,700 sf residence. Think first floor living means noise and lack of privacy? Think again! This home is situated on an elevated first floor well above the street level (equivalent to the parlor level of a townhouse) and discretely setback offering rare privacy and incredibly quiet. You wake up and see the park. You walk in and you are home. That's what makes this feel like a suburban home ...no waiting for elevators...but with the energy and amenities of Manhattan living.
Welcome to 1148 Fifth Apartment 1A, where timeless design meets effortless living on Carnegie Hill’s Fifth Avenue Gold Coast. Designed by a noted architect for his family, the home combines architectural elegance with modern visibility, over-sized insulated windows with dual density sound proofing, soaring ceilings, central air conditioning, a wood-burning fireplace, custom millwork, a vented washer/ dryer, and a windowed home office. This home offers a live/work option for medical/mental health usage.
THE PUBLIC SPACE:
A gracious foyer with stone flooring and a huge double coat closet welcomes you into the home. This flows into a beautiful media lounge/library area with custom bookshelves with an adjacent powder room for guests. The library area leads into the stunning dining room with a built-in bar and shelving. Beyond the dining room is the living room with almost 10 foot ceilings and a fabulous huge chef's kitchen. The immense living room has a handsome marble wood burning fireplace and two over-sized windows facing Central Park. The flow of the home creates an ideal layout for entertaining or quiet retreat.
KITCHEN HIGHLIGHTS:
- Entrance from both the dining room & living room
- Two side by side integrated Subzero refrigerators with freezer drawers
- Wolf dual oven fuel range and steam oven, Miele dishwasher, Marvel wine fridge
- Vent-a-hood exhaust to the outside
- Custom kitchen Larch cabinets
- Huge kitchen island of natural marble and quartz countertops
THE PRIVATE SPACE:
Three of the spacious bedrooms have direct Central Park views. The first bedroom, while now the home's den, is ideal to function as the primary bedroom and has large custom closets and a beautiful en suite windowed bathroom with stone floors. modern fixtures, a spa shower with a rain shower-head, and a Toto Carlyle toilet. The other two spacious bedrooms in that wing face the park and share a Jack and Jill windowed bathroom with dual sinks, a tub/shower with a rain shower-head, and stone floors. Tucked away from the other bedrooms for complete privacy, a corridor lined with closets off of the kitchen leads to the fourth bedroom, the current primary bedroom. Large enough for a king-sized bed, there are custom shelves, built-in speakers, and two hidden wall safes. Open to the bedroom is the sophisticated windowed primary bathroom with a spa shower, double sinks, and a linen closet
1148 Fifth Avenue is a renowned J.E.R. Carpenter prewar co- op. Building amenities include full-time door staff, a resident manager and porter, a fully equipped fitness center, and a bike room. A private storage unit transfers with the apartment. Pets are allowed. There is a 2% flip tax and 50% financing is allowed. Easy access to Museum Mile, convenient transportation, many public and private schools and world class dining and shopping.
Don't miss the chance of a lifetime to live across from historic Central Park.
