227 East 57th St. #18BF

ESTATE SALE CLOSING OUT – MUST SELL – BRING OFFERS *SELLER IS NOW OFFERING A CREDIT TOWARD MONTHLY MAINTENANCE OF $1000/MO FOR 5 YEARS (full maintenance is $6364; listed maintenance of $5364 is net of the credit). Now’s the perfect time to secure this spacious and bright, mint condition 2 or 3-bedroom home high with vast SETBACK TERRACE atop a classic prewar art deco full-service building, just in time for warm weather and days of basking in the sun and enjoying magical moments under the stars on your own private 350 square foot terrace. There is a water hook-up for irrigation systems and a retractable awning adds both shade and charm, making this terrace the perfect oasis. Inside, the 6-room layout with 3 full baths features 12 glass doors & windows looking out over four bright exposures, can be easily flexed to suit many needs, such as 2-bedrooms plus formal dining room and additional home office, or 3-bedrooms plus home office, and many more possibilities. The windowed chef’s kitchen is a newly renovated triumph, with Calacatta Ultra Quartz countertops and matching backsplash, custom cabinetry, and Subzero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and stainless 5-burner range. There is separately zoned remote-controlled Daikin central air serving the kitchen, Living Room and Den, and other rooms feature thru-wall AC. The giant Primary Bedroom Suite features a large dressing area with custom closets and recently renovated windowed bath clad in Creama Marfil marble and Emperador Granite and features walk-in spa shower and heated flooring. The 2nd Bedroom can accommodate any size bed and, as with the Primary, enjoys open northern views. Additional rooms include a windowed home office which can be a third bedroom, exercise room, or opened to the 2nd Bedroom. An additional windowed hall bath features walk-in shower and in-unit washer dryer. The sunny, south-facing Living Room features expansive open spaces, beautiful custom millwork and built-in storage, as well as direct entrance to the terrace, and the versatile Bonus Room adjacent is the perfect Dining Room, Den or optional Bedroom. The 1931 art deco building, featuring full-time doorman and live in building manager, is located on prime East 57th Street, convenient to several crosstown, uptown and downtown bus lines, #4/5/6, N, R and W subways, even Rosevelt Island tram, and Whole Foods and a plethora of restaurant and shopping options abound. . Pets, Pied-a-terres, guarantors and parents buying with children are allowed and subletting is permitted after only one year of ownership.