Rarely does a home like this ever become available!
This exquisitely unparalleled three-bedroom and three full-bathroom gem spans over two floors of luxury living coupled with the ultimate urban tranquility, making it feel more like a private home than an apartment. Two generously sized apartments were combined to create this sumptuous and spacious turnkey duplex home, meticulously planned and executed by a renowned architect, marrying impeccable design and style while remaining effortless, homey, and oh-so-comfortable. Irreplaceable historic pre-war details were attentively restored to retain the original late 19th-century grandeur while a full restoration updated every inch with modern conveniences for contemporary needs. Positioned in the historic Del Monte building on the ultra-desirable Upper West Side, this unique home sits one block from Central Park, a short distance from the American Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center, and Riverside Park. Outside the front door are the best shops, cafes, restaurants, and the convenience of public transportation.
Upon entering the gracious foyer, which features a seating area and custom coat/storage closets, you are captivated by the glorious loft-like scale of the expansive great room which creates a perfect flow for the ideal entertaining and living space. An artist-designed one-of-a-kind steel rail enables the foyer to remain open to the entire space while efficiently and invisibly separating a stairway to the lower floor. Three different exposures from 7 oversized windows overlooking the beautiful tree-lined 75th Street block are framed by original wood moldings with working original shutters, and the great room is drenched with beaming sunlight to illuminate the home.
The palatial living room is grounded by a gorgeous decorative motif hearth fireplace and is contiguous to the library den that has a floor-to-ceiling wall of built-in bookshelves. This area can easily be converted into a fourth bedroom or guest room to suit your needs. These harmonious spaces are flexible to multiple seating areas and nooks. All of this leads to the adjacent expansive windowed dining area that can comfortably seat twelve.
The open and windowed gourmet kitchen is a chef's dream and boasts sleek white custom cabinetry. The piece de resistance of this culinary haven is topped with a stunning Imperial Danby white marble backsplash, polished countertops, and breakfast island, with ample room for 4 counter-height stools. Open shelving and customized clever pantry solutions with pull-out shelves add stylish and functional storage, complemented by a fleet of top-of-the-line appliances, including a spacious Miele 36" refrigerator and freezer below, Sub-Zero 28-bottle wine storage fridge cabinet, Blue Star 4 burner range + grill, oven with a vented hood, Miele dishwasher, microwave oven, pot filler over the stove, swan neck faucet, food garbage disposal, farmhouse enameled cast iron sink, and integrated lighting.
Other special features include high ceilings with recessed lighting, elegant gleaming DuChateau wide-plank walnut wood flooring throughout, restored window shutters seamlessly tucked into the window frames, an in-unit vented Miele stacked washer and dryer, and many original details such as period cast-iron decorative door knobs and stained-glass transom top doorways.
A conveniently located full guest bath on the main floor features white Carrara marble finishes, ceramic tiled floors, a wall-mounted toilet, and a deep soaking marble tiled tub and shower.
Connecting the two floors is a sleek floating wood staircase with a graduated vertical iron railing that unfolds onto yet another unique space with an exposed brick seated area offering a level of smart versatility that allows one to meet an array of needs and is perfect for a home office, library, or mud room from the separate residence entrance on the lower floor.
All three pin-drop quiet bedrooms are located on this floor, prov
