52 E 72ND Street #PH16/17

In the most ideal location on 72nd Street between Madison and Park, this spacious 3-4 bedroom duplex condo combines the best features of downtown chic and open space with uptown elegance. With Central Park as your playground, this 9-room penthouse apartment occupies the 16th and 17th floors of a full service elegant condominium with only 15 exclusive apartments. Enhanced with 650 square feet of luxuriously planted terraces and exquisite sun light in all rooms, this 4,300 square foot fully renovated home is in move-in condition and offers unique luxury living. The main level is entered on the 17th floor off a private landing. After passing through a stately gallery, you enter a light filled 26 foot living room with a wood burning fireplace. There is an adjacent formal dining room accessed through pocket doors. As you move to the southern wing of this floor you are greeted by the sumptuous sunlight of a large conservatory which contains an enormous, modern eat-in country kitchen and adjacent family room. Fit for large scale entertaining or intimate family meals and gatherings, this space has top-of-the-line appliances from Wolf, Sub-Zero and Miele and custom cabinetry enhanced with imported white marble. French doors lead into two professionally-landscaped terraces comprising 650 square feet. The Southern terrace has an enchanting seating area next to the wisteria, azaleas and mature cherry trees. The Eastern terrace has walls of ivy, red maples and white oaks and a large dining space perfect for al fresco dining. The lower or 16th floor has three or four bedrooms off a large gallery. This floor features a unique, approximately 1500 square foot elegant primary bedroom suite. This luxurious space contains everything you could wish for: a 23-foot long bedroom; two beautifully appointed his and her bathrooms and dressing rooms; a vast wall of closets and two peaceful sitting rooms with an en suite entertaining bar for tea or cocktails. Two very large additional bedrooms with custom cabinetry, desks, traditional moldings and windowed bathrooms complete this floor. If desired, there is ample space for another bedroom. Truly, this is a home in which to pamper yourself and enjoy family and friends.