907 5TH Avenue #2A

Located in one of the most distinguished white-glove prewar cooperatives on Fifth Avenue, this four-room home is elegant and serene. The residence features soaring ceilings, herringbone flooring, classic moldings and tall doorways. A stately 20-foot foyer leads to a grand 23-foot x 18-foot living room. There is a windowed kitchen with ample room for dining, a peaceful primary bedroom with generous closet space and a corner study that could also serve as a guest bedroom. This special apartment is in need of a renovation and has excellent potential. Constructed in 1915, this limestone-clad, Italian palazzo-style apartment house was designed by legendary architect J.E.R. Carpenter. It has a canopied entrance on 72nd Street and a central court. In a florid Italianate character, the levels of the four-story rusticated base and the top portion of the structure are highlighted by horizontal coursings of balustrade, escutcheon ornamentation, dentil molding, and other Classical motifs. Quoins embrace the corner of the building to the roofline, which is flat and emphatically crowned at the eaves by a projecting cornice adorned with lion heads, rosettes, and brackets. Rich in dcor and arrayed with a coffered ceiling, the building has a remarkable lobby featuring an elegant stone staircase. 907 Fifth Avenue was the winner of the 1916 Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Architects. Amenities include full-time doorman, attended elevators, a fully-equipped gymnasium, private storage facilities and a beautifully landscaped rooftop garden - one of the most spectacular roof decks in the city.