174 E 74th Street #18A

Diamond in the Rough needs total renovation to become the Jewel in the Crown. Newly painted, buffed and staged, this feels like it could be home if it just had an updated kitchen and baths. No biggie: simply assemble your design Dream Team, write a check, unleash the potential and create your customized show stopper that you will love for years as the current owner has.

The owner purchased this apartment 29 years ago. She fell in love with the open easterly views, the peek of Central Park to the west, and the how oblique windows played games with the grid of the City streets. The tall ceilings made the oversized rooms feel even more spacious. The privacy offered by the split bedroom layout and the washer dryer were icing on the cake. And the closets!!

Sunrise, sunset... Her baby moved on and she converted the second bedroom into the perfect office.

She threw parties, hosted family events, entertained intimately and created a lifetime of memories. Sleepovers with grandchildren, daydreaming while gazing out the windows, planting herbs on the setback, becoming friends with the neighbors, building staff and shopkeepers, ... it has been an awesome run; this apartment was an ideal home.

She recently deepened a romantic relationship and moved in with her love. Time for another lucky buyer, YOU, to make memories here.

The apartment's beautiful bone structure is now readily apparent but it could use a makeover: modernization for today's comfortable, contemporary lifestyle. Hello HGTV's Property Brothers!! Click on the video to see how this aging beauty can be transformed! This extraordinary apartment awaits it's next love story. Begin your "happily ever after" and give this grand lady the perfect makeover. To be continued...