1067 Fifth Ave. #5

CONTRACT SIGNED
TIMELESS ELEGANCE
Enter this apartment and step back into a European, delightfully romantic period of fine living. The year is 1917 and the architect – Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert (1861-1952) – is creating private city residences for an elite clientele. 1067 5th Avenue – now landmarked – is a coveted 13-floor apartment building in which each floor is a single luxury home. Gilbert’s use of an unbroken expanse of windows along the building’s Central Park and Reservoir frontage was revolutionary for its time. Three double sets of windows provide almost 50 feet of views of the Park, the Reservoir, and classic buildings on Central Park West. The apartment is windowed in every room, on all 4 sides.

Four grand entertaining spaces command Park views: Living Room, Music Room, Library and Dining Room. This apartment originally had 13 rooms: 4 Bedrooms; 3 Maids Rooms, a Servants Hall, Kitchen, 3 Full Baths and 2 Half Baths.

Modest changes over time leave all original detail intact, including fine oak parquet flooring. Three wood burning fireplaces provide warmth and cheer. This is a superb residence in a building of historic stature and unique charm, situated in Carnegie Hill between 87th and 88th Streets, just steps from the Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museums. Carnegie Hill is also home to a number of New York City’s finest private schools.