640 Park Ave. #7

Perhaps the best floorplan on Park Avenue, this grand full floor home with four exposures and amazing light is a rare opportunity. Encompassing the entire 8th floor of the wonderful J.E.R. Carpenter designed 640 Park Avenue, this apartment currently has 6 bedrooms, 6 and a half bathrooms, a library, double living room, formal dining room, kitchen and 2 large staff rooms. It spans approximately 7000 square feet.

Entrance is made through a grand and elegant gallery, containing a wood burning fireplace. The palatial living room measures over 40 ft by 20 ft with both South and East exposures with Park Avenue frontage and another WBF. Through French doors to the North is the dramatic formal dining room with North and East exposures, another WBF and 4 large windows.
The wonderful warm library is also off the gallery and adjacent to the living room. It faces Park Avenue and has a WBF and a wet bar. Adjacent to the library and off the gallery is a perfectly placed powder room.
The bedroom wing is accessed by a grand 7 foot wide corridor, rarely, if ever, seen in Manhattan. The first two secondary bedrooms each have their own en-suite bathrooms, and face Park Avenue. The master suite is nearly 500 square feet and faces West to Park Avenue, with a small peek of Central Park. It has its own fireplace and en-suite bathroom. Adjacent to the master is another well-proportioned bedroom and en-suite bathroom, which also works nicely as an addition to the master suite area.
At the end of this wing there are two smaller bedrooms each with a bathroom; The kitchen wing contains two additional staff bedrooms together with a full bathroom, a very large kitchen and butler’s pantry. This area can be made into a wonderful eat in kitchen and laundry room, or a myriad of other configurations.
This unique and special home has over 10 foot ceilings and beautiful hard wood floors throughout.
640 Park is a stunning limestone clad building, designed in 1914 and surrounded by low buildings. There are just 12 homes, each a private floor. There are full time doormen, a resident manager, and a large storage bin is included. Located in a fabulous neighborhood, 640 Park Avenue is nearby to Central Park, renowned restaurants and some of the best shopping. There are no summer work rules.
Please call for a private appointment to view this incredible home.