This $4M Upper West Side co-op is an elegant classic six on two floors
Courtesy of Scott Wintrow – Gamut Photo
This two-level co-op at 257 West 86th Street embodies the graceful architecture you’d find in a Gilded Age Manhattan home, with the addition of modern design flair. Asking $3,950,000, the three-bedroom home is in a 1906 co-op building originally built as artist studios. Though its six-room layout is indeed classic, it’s spread out over two floors for a sophisticated townhouse feel.
Anchoring the home’s lower floor is a 27-foot-long great room that opens beneath 20-foot-high vaulted ceilings. Additional highlights of this dazzling entertaining space include two Juliet balconies, a double-height window, and a Chesney limestone-clad wood-burning fireplace.
An elegant entry foyer features lighting that once hung in The Plaza. A dramatic powder room features bold Murano glass accents, brass fixtures, and black Calacatta marble. The apartment’s formal dining space is being used as a cozy media room.
Bespoke French doors of wrought iron and glass reveal a large eat-in kitchen underscored by black and white floor tiles. Soapstone countertops and a vintage marble island form the backdrop for SubZero refrigeration and wine storage and a six-burner range.
Up the original staircase, the primary suite has plenty of storage and lots of peace and quiet. A luxurious en-suite bath features a Carrara marble-topped vanity. Also on this floor are two more bedrooms, a second full bath, a home office, and a washer/dryer.
The elegant, understated co-op residence offers a full-time elevator operator, a resident manager, laundry and bike rooms, a landscaped rooftop terrace and private storage. Central Park, Riverside Park, and Lincoln Center are just a few short blocks away.
[Listing details: 257 West 86th Street, #3/4A at CityRealty]
[At Douglas Elliman by Clif Thorn and James (Jim) Testa]
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