131 E 66TH Street #8/9B

Welcome to apartment 8/9B at the iconic Studio Building, a grand and sun-drenched corner duplex home with gorgeous open views from every room spanning approximately 3,200 SF, with a glamourous and perfectly laid out entertaining level and a dedicated bedroom level above. Available with an exclusive full renovation proposal from a top contractor for under $900k (inclusive of architectural, project management and interior design services), residence 8/9B at The Studio Building is a fabulous opportunity to create the home of your dreams in a handsome and historic full-service luxury pre-war cooperative on the prime Upper East Side for a net buy-in well below its market value. Every room of this home faces the exterior with quintessential New York City sceneries from the building's prime southwest corner, bathing the entire home in warm sunlight from oversized six-over-six windows throughout. To the West, the red-brick turrets of the Park Avenue Armory rise from the treetops along East 66th Street, capturing a glimpse of Central Park foliage in the background. To the South, the illustrious high-rises of Billionaire's Row meet open blue sky, sitting in contrast to the Late Gothic Revival architecture of St. Vincent Ferrer across the street. The entertaining rooms are all perfectly located on the entry level and include a massive corner living room of over 30 ft with an adjacent wood paneled library, a huge formal dining room, an oversized windowed eat-in kitchen with a breakfast room and a discreet powder room off the entry foyer. Serenely located on the upper level are 4 bedrooms and two full bathrooms, one of which has an en-suite study that can be transformed into a gorgeous windowed dressing room and/or an additional large en-suite bathroom, and the ability to add another full bathroom anywhere you would like exists as well. There is also a vented washer and dryer ideally situated on this level. This offering includes private storage as well as a separate windowed service room on the building's 12th floor, flexibly usable as a service room, guest accommodation, private gym or home office. The Studio Building at 131 East 66th Street was completed in 1906 and was the renowned Charles A. Platt's first major urban project. A New York City landmark, The Studio Building is touted as an exquisite specimen of the glorious Italianate palazzo-style architecture that gained popularity at the height of the "American Renaissance" (1876 to 1917). Residents enjoy a polished full-time staff that includes doormen, elevator attendants and a live-in resident manager as well as private storage, bicycle storage and central laundry. Located in the beating heart of the Upper East Side, The Studio Building is moments from Central Park and an endless array of world-class shopping experiences including Bloomingdale's and Bergdorf Goodman as well as top designer shopping along Madison and Fifth Avenue. Residents enjoy immediate access to a host of celebrated restaurants, bars and conveniences including Whole Foods and Morton Williams only a few blocks away, and there is a wide variety of nearby transportation including the crosstown M66 bus around the corner and the F, Q, N, R, W, 4, 5 and 6 trains all just down the street. Pets are welcome, pieds-a-terre are permitted on a case-by-case basis, and financing is allowed up to 50%. There is a 3% flip tax payable by the purchaser.