Description

Located on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 64th Street, 828 Fifth Avenue has five original floors and a sixth floor penthouse addition. The 64th Street lot frontage is 110 feet wide along one of the finest townhouse blocks in Manhattan, with a depth of 35 feet along Fifth Avenue, directly opposite the historic Central Park Zoo. The house is currently divided into five apartments and structured as a cooperative with condominium rules. Three of the five residences are now being offered for sale as a package by a single owner. In combination these represent the majority of the building; the full second, third, fourth and sixth floors plus half of the first floor and English basement and a roof terrace. The fifth floor and the remaining portion of the first floor have separate owners and are not currently part of this offering. 828 Fifth is a distinguished Edwardian Georgian house constructed of limestone and brick with an impressive bowed facade facing Fifth Avenue. The grand two-story rusticated limestone base and arched entryway with polished granite columns distinguish the residence from its neighbors. A limestone sidewalk moat with scrolled bronze grills adds to the architectural interest and provides privacy and light to the floors below the street.The interiors were originally decorated by the French firm of Jules Allard & Son to be nothing less than a palace. Remarkably, many original details remain throughout, including those on the majestic parlour floor, with the Louis XV-style ballroom and an oak-paneled sitting room in the bowed front overlooking The Park.The elegant, shared building lobby contains original details of the French Renaissance style. There is a full time doorman, and the elevator extends from the basement to the sixth floor. The building has recently been completely modernized, with all major systems fully updated or replaced. The grand facade has been entirely restored to its original splendor. TRIPLEX:This apartment is comprise