Create your Carnegie Hill dream home in this sprawling two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence featuring inviting prewar proportions and an elegant layout in a beautifully converted Rosario Candela building just inches from Fifth Avenue and Central Park. A graceful gallery entry flanked with closets makes a warm welcome in this expansive 1,375-square-foot residence wrapped in oversized windows on the northern, eastern and southern exposures. Ahead, the nearly 24-foot-long living room provides a generous footprint for seating and dining areas surrounded by hardwood floors, tall beamed ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace. Across the gallery, the windowed eat-in kitchen sets the stage for the gourmet wonderland of your dreams. A private hallway leads to the king-size corner primary suite, where you'll find plenty of room for a sitting area, home office or fitness space. Two large closets and an en suite bathroom complete the primary suite, while a large secondary suite offers a windowed private bathroom and a roomy closet of its own. This beautiful Carnegie Hill haven conveys with a deeded storage unit. Designed by Candela in 1931, 12 East 88th is a 2017 condominium conversion combining prewar grandeur with modern conveniences and full-service amenities. Residents enjoy a classic canopy entry, grand lobby, full-time doorman/concierge service, a resident manager, a package room, laundry and resident's lounge, plus a state-of-the-art gym and children's playroom that open to a landscaped garden terrace. From its revered position between Fifth and Madison avenues, this home embraces both residential serenity and easy accessibility to the coveted Upper East Side lifestyle. Wonderful boutiques and caf s line nearby 86th Street and Madison. Central Park and the Reservoir unfold 300 feet from your front door, and revered Museum Mile institutions, including the Guggenheim, Neue Galerie and the Met, surround you with breathtaking works of art. Transportation is effortless, with 4/5/6 and Q trains, excellent bus service and CitiBikes all within reach.
