51 W 81ST Street #2B

Quality like this is rare, and is always a valuable choice. The owner of this supremely unique, beautiful home is the very talented and established designer and owner of Kelly G Design. Her vision and her work have been celebrated and touted throughout the design world, and this supremely special residence is her heartfelt creation - and her personal home. This stupendous residence also has a bit of a following: It has recently been featured in a 7-page spread in House Beautiful magazine, on NBC's Open House NYC Designer Living segment, and in the design books Make the Most of Every Square Foot, and in Salvage Secrets Design & Decor. Its soulful design and its ease of living are celebrated for good reason. From the moment you step through the door, you'll know that you are in an exquisite home. Dramatically situated on the prized parlor level of its 1905 building - a unique floor coveted for its 11 foot ceilings and oversized picture windows - this masterpiece, with its decorative boxwood-planted Juliet balcony, boasts gorgeous, bright, treetop views, and an attractive vista featuring classic early 20th Century facades and storefronts. Although everything inside this feel-good home looks as if it has been here for a century or more, the architectural elements were individually collected by the designer specifically for this renovation. Repurposed treasures include antique doors, mantles, mirrors, hardware, and more. By mixing old and new, this stupendous space seamlessly merges history with modern sensibility. The entry opens into a sweet foyer, a space made grand by design and flanked by two clever closets with 9 foot tall doors (one of which masks a hidden office area). This fine foyer is a graceful transition into the kitchen, dining, and main living areas. The gorgeous kitchen is open to the living and dining spaces, boasts a signature backlit oval window, and is perfectly poised for entertaining. Its painted cabinetry, custom milled to house the designer's extensive collection of vintage china and crystal, conceals many of its under-counter appliances from view. (Try and find the top-tier appliances by Viking, Miele and Subzero.) The polished Calcutta Gold counters and backsplash offer the sophisticated look of a vintage butler's pantry, and beautifully serve this bespoke home's artisanal spirit. The jumbo windows and the custom mantle are the focal points of the sunny, comfortable Living Room - a vibrant space which, like the rest of this trophy home, boasts herringbone French Oak floors and real plaster moldings cast from vintage molds. Two unique circle-motif doors grace either side of the vintage decorative fireplace, and add to the lofty flow of this happy home - allowing light to flow from the fantastic adjacent bedroom. The bedroom is a tranquil abode boasting three custom closets and a wonderful window seat with sunshiny treetop views. Just like the one in the living room, the bedroom has its own tasteful flatscreen - a stylishly recessed TV with infrared sensor technology. The windowed marble bathroom is a dream. With its custom console sink, its signature mosaic floor, its over-scaled linen closet, its Waterworks tub, its Hans Grohe Fixtures, and its thermostatic controls, this spa bathroom, like the rest of this residence, comes with bragging rights. This extraordinary home's lighting is controlled throughout by Lutron switches, and its music is heard courtesy of a top end, invisible speaker system. Supremely situated in a terrifically run, full service building - The Galaxy - offering its residents one of our city's premiere planted roof deck's with five star city and park views, and a perfect location right in front of beautiful Museum Park, this home is conveniently located on one of Manhattan's most celebrated blocks. Premiere shopping and dining destinations are at your doorstep, and easy transportation options abound. Indeed, quality like this is rare, and is always a valuable choice. Picture perfect, pristine living awaits.