838 Fifth Ave. 9

This extraordinary prewar condominium is located on the corner of 65th Street and Fifth Avenue at one of New York City’s premier addresses. The building is composed of 11 full floor private residences. This grand 7 room with separate staff apartment is 4,524 square feet of living space as well as 850 square feet of limestone terrace and was architecturally designed by Michael Geyer with the interior designed by Gael De Brousse. The residence has spectacular Western views clear over Central Park, North facing views of one of New York’s most beautiful landmark Temples, and Southern views which clear the surrounding townhouses.

Upon the elevator opening to the private landing of this home, you are led to the elegant Venetian plaster entrance gallery with radiant heated Portuguese limestone floors and museum quality custom lighting system. The gallery grandly opens to the massive living room and antique pine library which sits directly on Central park and has side views of Temple Emmanuel. The living room has Versailles styled floors, oversized windows, custom lighting and an extra 8"in ceiling height from the original construction. The antique pine library has pocket doors providing intimacy and privacy from the living room. As you enter the hand crafted library, the oversized wood burning fireplace with French marble antique mantel becomes the focal point of the room against the backdrop of the trees of Central Park.

The formal dining room which easily can seat 20 has mahogany coffered ceilings with side views of Central park and full views of the stained glass windows of the Temple.

Both the master bedroom and second bedroom have oversized floor to ceilings glass doors that lead out to the 850 square foot terrace. The massive master bedroom suite has custom pine built-ins which flank the wood burning fireplace with antique limestone mantel.

Highlights of the apartment. Computerized Lutron Homeworks system, All door hardware and plumbing fi