16 E 96TH Street #3H

Only a half block from 5th Avenue... Central Park is right outside your door! This spacious prewar unit at The Queenston Coop features extra-high 10' ceilings, restored hardwood floors, stained-glass transom, split bedroom layout, abundant closets, and recently renovated windowed eat-in kitchen. The open living room is ideal for entertaining. Currently configured with one windowed bathroom, the new owner has the opportunity to create 2 bathrooms or add a laundry area. Every room in this Upper East Side Edwardian apartment is exceptionally quiet. 16 East 96th Street is a boutique, Carnegie Hill Coop designed and built in 1904 by the distinguished architectural firm Clinton and Russell, renowned for the stately Apthorp. This elegant building is conveniently located close to the city's best schools, public transportation, Mount Sinai hospital, wonderful restaurants and unique shops, and of course, Central Park. The restored lobby and the individual apartments have distinctive details like soaring ceilings and well-proportioned rooms. There is a doorman and a resident manager, bike and storage rooms, and a central laundry area. Pets and pied-a-terres are allowed. Please call for a private viewing.