140 E 72ND Street #5C

IN CONTRACT. Owned by one family for 55 years, this unusually large and sunny three bedroom apartment, ideally located in the heart of the Gold Coast, has become available. A gracious foyer greets you on entering the apartment. Radiating off the central entrance hall are the living and dining rooms with sunny eastern exposure, a bar for entertaining, the kitchen and the primary suite. All rooms have through wall air conditioners. The generous living room is ideal for intimate gatherings as well as large scale entertaining. The separate formal dining room which comfortably seats 8-10, has a built in buffet with storage cabinets below. The adjacent kitchen has a window, a washer/dryer and Corian countertops. The primary suite has a large dressing area with three closets plus one walk-in closet and windowed bath. The closet adjacent to the bath can be easily combined with the bath to create a very large master bathroom. The 19' x 13.5' primary bedroom faces west and is extremely quiet. Returning to the entrance foyer, walk past the kitchen and find a separate wing with two sizable bedrooms. One bedroom faces south and east, the other south and west. Each has large closets and its own full size windowed bathroom. Built as a coop in 1959, the building has a 24 hour doorman and live-in resident manager. There is a children's playroom, a well equipped gym, laundry room, a storage room and bike room. Additionally, there is access to a garage. Pets and pied a terres are welcome. The lively neighborhood has top restaurants, one of a kind boutiques and world class museums.