924 W END Avenue #95

Apartment 95 is a magnificent apartment in estate condition just waiting to be restored to its former splendor. Most recently,this was the long-time home of the renowned children's author ("A Wrinkle in Time") Madeleine L'Engle. She wrote many of her classics while living here. Located in the Clebourne (known as "The Dakota of the North"), the apartment was designed for gracious living by architects Schwartz and Gross in 1913. The building retains its original charm, from the porte cochere to the marble-lined lobby, with its 18-foot ceilings and full-time attendant. An apartment in this line hasn't been available in many years. The elevator brings you to your semi-private vestibule. With open west and river views, the apartment has grandly proportioned rooms, ten-foot ceilings and classic pre-war detailing and molding. You enter into a gracious foyer with a walk-in closet. In front of you, through an entry with glass sidelights, is the immense 26-foot living room, facing west with river views. Adjacent to the living room, the formal dining room also faces west, and still has the original elaborate molding. The primary bedroom is situated at the corner of the building and gets wonderful light. The room has two closets and an original en-suite windowed bath. The family bedrooms are off of a corridor that is set apart from the common rooms. In that hallway is a large walk-in cedar closet at one end, and a hall bath with original fixtures and tiling at the other. To the right is an oversized bedroom with two closets, and many homeowners in the same line have configured this space into two bedrooms. Across the hall is yet another family bedroom with its own en-suite bath, also with original detailing. The kitchen and adjacent 2 maid's rooms are useful as is, or they can be reconfigured to create an eat-in kitchen and family room, while still maintaining a staff room and bath in the rear of the apartment. There is nothing like this apartment on the market today. With such a generous number of rooms, this is an apartment to grow in to. It is a home that has been well loved for three generations; now it's time to make it your own. For additional information and appointments, please contact Martin Krasnoff at (212) 665-6900 or Nan Shipley at (212) 663-0444.