116 E 68TH Street #PH

With sparkling downtown skyline views and sunny garden exposures, this perfect penthouse has three large enviable terraces ideal for entertaining and serene private living. A 100 ft. wide terrace is accessed through three sets of double French doors. The well-proportioned living room, with wood-burning fireplace, is nearly 30 ft. long with ceilings over 10.5 feet high. There is a private elevator landing, a gracious entrance gallery, an elegant library, a corner formal dining room and a powder room. The primary bedroom, with dressing room and enormous bath en suite, opens onto a wide 30 ft. terrace. In separate wing, there are two large bedrooms, each with bath en suite. Two additional south facing bedrooms with bath are ideal for guests or a home office. A wide 30 ft. breakfast terrace, adjacent to the Smallbone custom kitchen, is perfect for dining al fresco. There is a sizable pantry, separate breakfast room, laundry room, and a large staff room with bath. The Penthouse is just steps off Park Avenue, atop a prime prewar building known as Millan House, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1931. Millan House consists of two separate buildings connected by a two-level Italianate interior garden courtyard, with fountain and seating areas. Designed by architect Andrew J. Thomas with 57 apartments, the buildings are of general Romanesque character and covered with unique carved animal ornamentation. Pied-a-terre purchasers are welcome.