21 E 61st Street #8-D

Exquisite 1,428 sq. ft. 2 bedroom/2.5 bath residence at The Carlton House on Madison Avenue Back on Market! A gracious foyer opens into an expansive sun-filled living room, dining area and open kitchen overlooking splendid Madison Avenue. The open kitchen features custom lacquered upper cabinets, ebonized ash base cabinets with polished stone countertops, Dornbracht fixtures and top-of-the-line Miele appliances, including: a four-burner stove and oven, refrigerator and dishwasher. The master bedroom offers a sizable windowed dressing room / walk-in-closet and a double-door closet across from the en-suite master bathroom. The 5-piece master bathroom features a custom ebonized ribbon mahogany double-vanity with a Statuario Faina marble countertop, polished nickel Waterworks fixtures, stone floors, mosaic tile walls, an over-sized Bianco P marble exterior spa tub, a separate glass-enclosed rain shower and Nuheat radiant heated floors. The second bedroom includes north and east facing windows, a double-door closet and an en-suite bathroom with a rain shower and radiant heated floors. The guest powder room is accented with a beautiful Carrara & Thassos marble mosaic floor, reverse painted glass walls and custom mapa wood vanity topped with a polished marble countertop. A vented Miele washer/dryer is located in the powder room's closet. Additional details of this elegant home include: wide plank dark oak hardwood floors throughout, custom millwork, central air conditioning, and a Crestron smart home system that controls the custom lighting, shades, temperature control and home audio/video from every room. Located one block from Central Park, The Carlton House is a 68 residence, 17 floor building that exemplifies modern luxurious living at its finest. Formerly known as the Helmsley Carlton House Hotel, this building was converted in 2015 into a condop by Extell Development Company in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects, and one of Architectural Digest's Top 100 interior design firms, Katherine Newman Design. The brick and limestone exterior of the building was preserved and restored to its original appearance. 21 East 61st Street has a beautifully appointed lobby, a full-time doorman and concierge offering personalized lifestyle services, a resident manager, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a 65-foot heated indoor swimming pool, steam rooms and resident's lounge with a billiards table, bicycle storage and refrigerated storage in the lobby for your grocery deliveries. A private storage unit is also available for purchase. The building is in close proximity to fine dining restaurants (currently offering either outdoor seating and/or takeout) such as: Philippe Chow, Freds Madison Avenue, Avra Madison Estiatorio, Tao Uptown, Amali, Scalinatella, Altesi, Match 65 Brasserie, JoJo and many more.