170 East 79th Street, #8B

This mint condition sunny prewar Classic Seven artfully combines a modern renovation with a spacious classic layout (3 bedrooms, 2 baths). The semi-private elevator landing leads to a gracious foyer opening onto both an elegant living room and formal dining room, providing ideal flow for living and entertaining. The living room has custom built-in cabinets, 9.5' ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace and sunny southern views over protected townhouses. The renovated eat-in-kitchen offers an island and banquette for informal dining and is fully outfitted with a commercial Thermador refrigerator and freezer, Thermador range with griddle, vented hood and pot filler. The sun-drenched corner Master bedroom has a wall of fully outfitted closets and an ensuite marble-tiled bathroom. Off the bedroom hall are two additional bedrooms and a marble-tiled hall bath. This apartment features high beamed ceilings, custom crown and baseboard moldings, pristine hardwood floors throughout, custom doors, thru wall AC, a Bosch washer and dryer and fabulous closets. There is also a large private storage unit in the basement.170 East 79th is an established boutique prewar coop designed by renowned architect James E. R. Carpenter and built in 1926. The building has a new elevator, newly landscaped garden, part-time doorman (8am-midnight), live-in super, laundry room, bike room and is pet friendly. The building allows 50% financing and there is a 1.5% flip tax to be paid by the purchaser.