New York (Upper East Side), NY, 10075 | $14,750

The windows alone in this apartment will steal your heart, but that’s just the beginning. This very special 3 bedroom, 2. 5 bathroom apartment pairs warm materials with beautiful scale to create a true home in the most exciting rental building on the Upper East Side. With storybook views of trees from the neighboring townhouses to the West, and beautiful light coming through the oversized, double-glazed casement windows, there is a calm and welcoming atmosphere in this home. Just past the entrance foyer, with its generous coat closet and a perfectly placed powder room, is a 26 foot long living and dining room. The separate and spacious windowed PoggenPohhl kitchen, is both beautiful and functional, with Caesarstone countertops and backsplash, an integrated state-of-the-art Liebbher refrigerator, Bosch appliances, a hood that vents to the outside, a wine refrigerator, and an Insinkerator garbage disposal. The large and tranquil corner primary bedroom has three big casement windows, easily fits a king bed and has a walk-in-closet the size of a small room. The en-suite, windowed primary bathroom features a custom marble mosaic floor, a glass enclosed shower, a double walnut vanity with Caesarstone countertops, mirrored medicine cabinets, and built-in storage. The two secondary bedrooms are generous in size and share a lovely bathroom with marble floors and a Waterworks cast iron tub. The secondary bedroom wing can be closed off from the living space with solid wood pocket doors for privacy when entertaining. There is also a washing machine and vented dryer in the apartment. Located on a charming tree-lined block, 245 East 78th Street is a historic building that has been reimagined as a boutique collection of twenty-two modern apartments. The classic and detailed pre-war façade has been carefully preserved and restored, while double-glazed European casement windows have been added for optimal natural light and architectural richness. Aside from the exterior, everything in the building has been completely gut renovated. Residents will enjoy all new systems such as individually controlled multi-zone heating and cooling, Insinkerator garbage disposals, washer/dryers that vent and hardwood floors. Amenities include an attended lobby with a full time doorman and a package room for deliveries, a landscaped roof terrace with open city views, a private fitness center with a walkout courtyard, a bicycle room, and a private storage closet for each residence. With an ambiance that resembles a wonderful boutique hotel, 245 East 78th Street raises the bar for apartments on the Upper East Side.

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