125 E 74th Street #3C

Elegant, two-bedroom apartment in pristine white-glove, prewar building. Gracious layout with arched doorways, high, beamed ceilings, crown and base moldings, casement windows, hardwood floors, wood-burning fireplace, and other original details, all beautifully mixed with contemporary style for a wonderful four-room home. An inviting foyer leads to a stunning, sunny, living room through a large archway. The living room features a rare wood-burning fireplace, custom bookshelves, and a cozy built-in window seat under a large wall of casement windows offering serene views. The generously sized bedroom is accessed through an arched door and has north and south exposure windows both of which are oversized. This bedroom also features a dressing area and a large custom cedar-lined closet. The second bedroom is currently utilized as a den. A wall of custom closets in this room offers flexibility of usage including that of another bedroom, dining room, or office. The two bedrooms share a gut-renovated bathroom featuring a Kohler cast iron tub, Waterworks bath, shower, sink fixtures and tiles as well as a heated towel rack. The modern, eat-in, windowed kitchen has all top-of-the-line appliances including a Viking range, Sub-Zero fridge and wine fridge, as well as a Miele dishwasher. New Silestone countertops, custom kitchen cabinets (to the ceiling), and drawers make for plenty of storage including additional drawers and shelving, below and above the banquet seating in the eating area. The deep stainless sink has a Waterworks faucet and built-in water filter offering hot and cold temperature options. 125 East 74th Street is a sophisticated and well-established prewar co-op built in 1929 in a neo-Italian Renaissance style by architect Lafayette A. Goldstone, also known for his work at 640 Park and 730 Park Avenue. It became a cooperative in 1953. Located on a beautiful tree-lined block this 30-unit, pet-friendly coop has a Resident Manager and full-time doorman, a garden, fitness room, central laundry, bike room, and large storage unit that trades with the unit. There is a 2% flip tax paid by the buyer. Pieds-a-terre and 50% financing are allowed.