49 East 96th St. #9A

The Carnegie Hill prewar home you have been waiting for! The gracious entry foyer with 2 large closets leads you into an expansive sun filled living room featuring high beamed ceilings and a lovely decorative fireplace. In addition there are 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a spacious formal dining room that is currently configured as a 3rd bedroom and large separate dining area. There are 2 windows in the kitchen that provide both North and East exposures and there is a washer/dryer. This lovely home with its prewar charm features arched doorways, numerous oversized closets and inlaid hardwood floors. Both baths have been re-glazed and are in good original condition with classic black and white basket weave marble tile floors. The layout is spacious and extremely flexible as demonstrated in the current and original floor plans. This corner apartment has 3 exposures (West, North and East), oversized windows and thru wall AC in the living room. 49 East 96th is a building with very strong financials and therefore the apartment enjoys very low maintenance of $2002.84. Built in 1929, it has been a fully established coop (since 1969) and features a beautiful art deco lobby, 24 hour doorman, excellent staff along with a live in resident manager. Building amenities include a small gym that is free of charge to shareholders, basement storage (wait list and fee), bicycle storage and pets are welcome. The wonderful Carnegie Hill location is ideally situated just one block from Central Park and is in close proximity to the best schools, restaurants, shopping, museums, the 92nd Street Y, and all the transportation the city has to offer.