953 5TH Avenue #3/4

Please contact the listing agents for more information. Showings are strictly by appointment only. Residence 3/4 at 953 Fifth Avenue is a rare opportunity to acquire a renovated home of exceptional scale and craftsmanship on one of Manhattan's most coveted addresses, directly facing Central Park. Spanning approximately 3,000 square feet across two gracious floors, this impeccably renovated duplex offers four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and nine rooms of classically proportioned prewar living, meticulously updated in 2023/2024, including a brand new air conditioning system. A private elevator landing delivers residents to the entry level, where an elegant foyer leads to a grandly scaled living room with gas fireplace and direct Central Park views. The library is appointed with custom milwork and gas fireplace. The formal dining room was gut renovated and features custom wainscoting and the celebrated Zuber "Cours de Cheval" scenic wallpaper. The chef's kitchen is appointed with Danby marble throughout, an eight-burner Wolf range, Thermador refrigerator, Sub-Zero wine refrigerator, Scotsman ice maker, two Miele dishwashers, and Waterworks hardware throughout. The upper level hosts a serene primary bedroom with direct Central Park views, gas fire place, dual bathrooms with shared marble stall shower, three additional bedrooms, a dedicated office, and Miele washer and dryer. The residence also features refinished hardwood floors, and motorized shades throughout. 953 Fifth Avenue is a prewar boutique cooperative built in 1926 by noted architect Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes. With a full-time doorman, live-in resident manager, and just seven apartments on its fourteen floors, the building offers the discerning buyer the appeal of private, boutique living with the highly desirable benefits of Fifth Avenue cooperative security and service. Purchases through trusts are permitted, as well as pied-à-terres and pets. Up to 60% financing permitted. 2.5% flip tax paid by purchaser. Storage room included. Pets permitted with board permission.