340 E 72ND Street #2SE

Showings 9 AM - 5 PM weekdays. Welcome to your new home in a boutique pre war full service cooperative offering gracious entertaining spaces, a glamorous master suite, second bedroom with full bath, a charming den/office, a large windowed eat in kitchen, and formal dining room. Enjoy the well proportioned space and grace of a prewar layout combined with a luxurious contemporary style consistent with the more casual living cadence of today's buyers. Enter from your second floor landing shared with one neighbor into a spacious double gallery with two coat closets that opens onto a south facing sunny living room with a mirrored accent wall hosting a lovely marble mantled wood burning fireplace and a built in bookcase. Adjoining this room is a bijou bar area that introduces a cozy south facing den/office retreat. West of the gallery, is a formal dining room that could easily accommodate seating for 10 with built in storage, and shelves. The windowed cook's kitchen with breakfast bar is spacious with abundant renovated marble counter space, myriad cupboards, a utilities closet, and top of the line appliances. There is also a washer / dryer and a service entrance. A hallway leads to the south facing bedroom wing comprising a huge master bedroom with en suite bath plus two closets and a well sized second bedroom with closet plus adjacent full bath that can also accommodate guests. High ceilings, attractive moldings, large major scale rooms, impeccable original wood floors throughout distinguish this elegant home. Current A/C includes through the wall units in the entertaining rooms and window units in the bedrooms. Windowed bathrooms are original and would benefit from an upgrade. 340 East 72nd is an intimate white glove building located in a prime area of the Upper East Side, convenient to public transportation, shops and restaurants. With full time doorman, live in super, mail delivered to your door, a lovely common garden, basement storage, laundry, bike room and newly appointed gym, this fine building is pet friendly, allows 50% financing and has a flip tax of 2% paid by the buyer. Tax deductability 48%.