50 E 77TH Street #3C

A RARE 9 ROOM ESTATE - THE ELEGANCE OF A NYC LEGEND There is nothing to compare with the timeless elegance of New York City in the 30's as embodied by the legendary Carlyle House. Unquestionably, one of Manhattan's premier white glove cooperative residences, and steeped in history, the Carlyle House is distinctive in so many ways. With the amenities of the world famous Carlyle Hotel available through a private corridor, coop residents have access to the luxurious full service health center and spa, the business center, the hotel dining room, housekeeping services, room service and concierge service. In addition to the hotel's elegant dining room, The Carlyle Hotel attractions include the Caf Carlyle, offering the best cabaret talent in a room detailed in old world glamour. The Hotel also boasts Bemelman's Bar, named after the creator of the Madeline children book series, with its magnificent murals and top musical talent. Clearly, the famed Carlyle House puts the very best of everything New York at your fingertips. When you enter this incredibly grand, sprawling nine room apartment from the private elevator landing, you enter another era. The gallery, living room and dining room are perfectly suited for an art collection. With E/N/S/W exposures, the apartment has excellent light as well as vast wall space. The north end of the incredibly grand 28 foot gallery leads to a spectacularly dramatic and enormous living room, with a wbfplc, 13 foot ceilings, herringbone floors and huge double height windows. With approximately 3600 sf of living space, all of the rooms are beautifully proportioned and extremely spacious. Each of the three bedrooms has an en suite bath and there is an additional study which could easily become a fourth bedroom. The Library, with its own hidden en suite bath and decorative fireplace, and the gallery wet bar complete the glamour and mystery of this bygone era. At the south end of the gallery is an enormous 22 foot dining room, a grand space for elegant entertaining. A large staff kitchen, eat-in breakfast area and office/staff room complete the picture. . Pied a terres are allowed, as are dishwashers and washer/dryers. This apartment is in estate condition, waiting for the attention it so deserves - to again become the extraordinarily glamorous apartment it once was . . .This is a rare opportunity - there is simply nothing quite like it!