163 E 81ST Street #1B

This renovated, sunny South-facing two bedroom + maid room/nursery with a double wide living room awaits you! Enter this SECOND FLOOR apartment to a gracious entry foyer and, through an arched entryway, behold a grand and wonderfully proportioned 20x20 living room (unique for the building!) facing South onto 81st Street with wonderful prewar details including a wood-burning fireplace, beautiful hardwood floors, high beamed ceilings, and custom built-ins. The master bedroom, also facing South with a view of the tree tops, is enormous. It has a wonderful, outfitted walk-in closet, as well as a second closet, custom built-ins with hanging and drawer space as well as a windowed bath ensuite. The second bedroom also has its own bath ensuite, well-appointed built-ins and is very quiet. Recently renovated, the Bilotta designed windowed kitchen features a Sub-Zero refrigerator and two freezer drawers, a Wolf four-burner vented range, GE microwave, Miele dishwasher and subway tile backsplash. The kitchen opens up to the perfect dining area with wainscoted walls and additional built-ins; perfect for pantry or other storage. The maid's room/nursery has its own closet, storage cabinets and there is a stacked and vented GE washer and gas dryer in place of the old maid's bathroom. The apartment also features other luxuries such as through-wall air conditioning, city-quiet windows in the master bedroom, custom window treatments and blackout shades in all three bedrooms, under sink heating in the bathrooms, custom radiator covers, and - maybe the most unique feature - a Geochron World Clock in the living room! 163 East 81st Street is a full service pre-war building located on the Upper East Side between Lexington and Third Avenue on a beautiful tree-lined block in one of Manhattan's most desirable residential neighborhoods. Built in 1927, the building has a 24-hour doorman and live-in super, central laundry room and storage comes with the apartment. Pets and pied-a-terres allowed. PS 6 Zoned. 50% financing allowed. Flip tax is 2%.