13 Bed 13 Bath Apartment For Sale $8,995,000 6,500 sqft ($1,384 per sqft)
Broker: Matylda Pearson Corcoran
57 East 77th Street is centered among some of the finest medical services, excellent schools, and public transportation - not to mention Central Park,
...read more57 East 77th Street is centered among some of the finest medical services, excellent schools, and public transportation - not to mention Central Park, elegant boutiques, and diverse restaurants.
Renovations in 2008 included refreshing the façade, showcasing its large windows, ironwork and stunning red brick. Kitchens and baths are renovated, and many units have exposed brick, hardwood floors, terraces, and soaring ceilings. Laundry room is in the basement, and the elegant hallways, roof and boiler are well maintained.
57 East 77th Street is on a storied block where some buildings date to the 19th Century. ""Most of the block was built up in 1877, with rows of houses for moderately well to do,"" wrote Christopher Gray in his 2004 'Streetscapes' column in 'The New York Times'. He notes the Beaux-Arts house next door where Robert Redford played a CIA employee in ""Three Days of the Condor"". The neighborhood is anchored by nearby medical facilities such as Lenox Hill Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, schools such as PS 6, PS 77 Lower Lab, Birch Wathen Lenox, Marymount, Regis, Hewitt, Allen-Stevenson, Brearley, Spence, Chapin, Dalton, Lycee Francais, Eleanor Roosevelt and many more. Area restaurants include Cafe Boulud, JoJo, Paola's, JG Melon, EJ's, Candle Cafe, Persepolis, Three Guys, Bluestone Lane at the Church of Heavenly Rest on Fifth Avenue, and much more. Museum Mile includes the Frick Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Neue Galerie, The Met Breuer and the Guggenheim. Upper East Side Stores include: Bloomingdales, The Apple Store, Ralph Lauren, Citarella, Butterfield, Gristedes, and a myriad of shops and boutiques.
