447 E 57TH Street #9B

In 1928 Rosario Candela, the premier architect of his time, designed a unique building in the Sutton Place enclave using what was the land from a former townhouse next door to create a garden maisonette for this building. This assured that the apartments on the upper floors of the building had light almost as if from a corner lot. On the higher floors of this building, which was built as a cooperative residence, there were originally single full floor 13 room apartments. In the 1940's several of these were subdivided, as happened in many buildings at the time . Today only three exist offering a semi private elevator landing. The sumptuous scale of the original apartment can still be seen in this 4.5 room apartment. The elegance entrance gallery leads to the grand scale living room with windows on the long wall facing west and a decorative fireplace just opposite. This room can easily accommodate multiple seating areas and, if one chose, a dining table could fit here, although there is a separate dining area located beyond the living room. This leads to the renovated kitchen and separate service entrance. The primary bedroom (18 X 12) has an enormous walk in closet and renovated bath. The charming corner second bedroom which faces north and west is next to the guest bath, although originally a full bath it is currently configured as a powder room. There is thru wall air conditioning throughout and a large storage room comes with the apartment.