19 EAST 72ND STREET, #11A, New York, NY 10021

Rarely does an apartment become available in this exquisite 1936-1937 limestone faced building on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue at 72nd Street. Designed by not only one but two premiere architects of their day, Rosario Candela and Mott Schmidt, this building is considered one of the top ten buildings in Manhattan. It was constructed during the depths of the Great Depression yet no detail has been spared both in the design element and the construction. Initially the residents of both huge townhouses and enormous but old fashioned apartment suites were drawn to the state of the art building of its day. These suites were designed with those people in mind. With 3 to 4 bedrooms, each suite still retained the grandeur of yesteryear in the public rooms yet without the many, many bedrooms of the old buildings or townhouses.Apartment 11A is such a suite of rooms. Initially 11 rooms with 3 bedrooms and bathrooms ensuite, there is an enormous reception hall, a corner 30 foot salon bathed in sunlight and an adjoining library also with wood burning fireplace and a full bath. Off the reception hall there is a proper powder room with an ante room to the actual toilet and sink. The dinning room is baronial and is also flooded with sun light. The butler's pantry and kitchen have been meticulously restored to the original 1937 St Charles cabinets and kitchen yet with all the state of the art appliances of today including a fabulous wine cellar. There is the space for 3 to 4 staff rooms behind the modern kitchen. The lighting throughout the apartment was designed by the Metropolitan Museum's lighting designers. The baths have been restored to their 1937 magnificence.The original owner of this apartment moved in 1937 and stayed for nearly 50 years. The current owners are only the third family to live there- a rarity in the Manhattan of today. The apartment has been meticulously renovated twice by the current owners during their 20 years there who left no stone unturned. In addition to the interior magnificence the view from every window from every room is a treat. From the 11th floor you see the view down Madison Avenue and there is not one unpleasant outlook. Cast your eyes downward from the salon and three bedrooms and you see not only the beauty of the Ralph Lauren buildings but the grass roof garden as well. 19 East 72nd Street is an architectural masterpiece in the middle of one of the most beautiful blocks on the Upper East Side