$3,495,000

Enjoy the splendor of Greenwich Village Gold Coast living in this impeccable two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence in a coveted, full-service Fifth Avenue cooperative.

Prewar details are carefully merged with contemporary touches to create a home that's elegant and inviting. Tall beamed ceilings rise overhead while handsome four-over-four and six-over-six windows capture fantastic light and views. Beautiful built-ins add convenience and a cohesive design statement throughout.

Arrive in the gracious foyer and take in the bright, open-plan great room warmed by a woodburning fireplace. The gorgeous windowed kitchen is a masterpiece in Calacatta Gold marble and matte white custom cabinetry, stocked with the finest stainless steel appliances, including a hooded four-burner Viking gas range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele dishwasher and a wine fridge. The breakfast bar provides space for casual meals while the adjacent banquette adds a more formal dining space.

A large home office ushers you into the spacious master suite which features an immense walk-in closet and en suite marble bathroom with radiant heat flooring. The second bedroom includes a reach-in closet and a well-appointed en suite bathroom of its own. Additional closets plus a private basement storage unit easily attend to belongings; the home is wired for A/V, internet and telephone; and central air delivers year-round comfort in this delightful Gold Coast abode.

40 Fifth Avenue is a stately 1929 Neo-Georgian building situated within the Greenwich Village Historic District. Constructed in limestone, terra cotta and brick, the handsome cooperative is decorated by iron balconies and crowned by a distinctive loggia and cupola. Residents enjoy full-time doorman service and elevator operators, live-in superintendent, laundry, storage and a garden. The well-run co-op features low maintenance and permits pets and 50 percent financing.

Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 11th Street, in the Gold Coast section of Greenwich Village, stunning historic architecture provides a serene, time-stood-still residential character with the shops, dining and services of Union Square within easy reach. Michelin-starred restaurants Blue Hill, Babbo and Gotham Bar & Grill dot the neighborhood, with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's both within blocks. Transportation from this central district is effortless with B/D/F/M, L, 1/2/3, A/C/E and PATH trains all nearby.