131 E 66th St Unit 8/9B, New York, NY 10065

Welcome to apartment 8/9B at the iconic Studio Building, a grand and sun-drenched corner duplex home with gorgeous open views from every room spanning approximately 3,200 SF, with a glamourous and perfectly laid out entertaining level and a dedicated bedroom level above. Available with an exclusive full renovation proposal from a top contractor for under $900k (inclusive of architectural, project management and interior design services), residence 8/9B at The Studio Building is a fabulous opportunity to create the home of your dreams in a handsome and historic full-service luxury pre-war cooperative on the prime Upper East Side for a net buy-in well below its market value. <br> <br> Every room of this home faces the exterior with quintessential New York City sceneries from the building's prime southwest corner, bathing the entire home in warm sunlight from oversized six-over-six windows throughout. To the West, the red-brick turrets of the Park Avenue Armory rise from the treetops along East 66th Street, capturing a glimpse of Central Park foliage in the background. To the South, the illustrious high-rises of Billionaire's Row meet open blue sky, sitting in contrast to the Late Gothic Revival architecture of St. Vincent Ferrer across the street. <br> <br> The entertaining rooms are all perfectly located on the entry level and include a massive corner living room of over 30 ft with an adjacent wood paneled library, a huge formal dining room, an oversized windowed eat-in kitchen with a breakfast room and a discreet powder room off the entry foyer. Serenely located on the upper level are 4 bedrooms and two full bathrooms, one of which has an en-suite study that can be transformed into a gorgeous windowed dressing room and/or an additional large en-suite bathroom, and the ability to add another full bathroom anywhere you would like exists as well. There is also a vented washer and dryer ideally situated on this level.<br> <br> This offering includes private storage as well as a separate windowed service room on the building's 12th floor, flexibly usable as a service room, guest accommodation, private gym or home office.<br> <br> The Studio Building at 131 East 66th Street was completed in 1906 and was the renowned Charles A. Platt's first major urban project. A New York City landmark, The Studio Building is touted as an exquisite specimen of the glorious Italianate palazzo-style architecture that gained popularity at the height of the "American Renaissance" (1876 to 1917). Residents enjoy a polished full-time staff that includes doormen, elevator attendants and a live-in resident manager as well as private storage, bicycle storage and central laundry. <br> <br> Located in the beating heart of the Upper East Side, The Studio Building is moments from Central Park and an endless array of world-class shopping experiences including Bloomingdale's and Bergdorf Goodman as well as top designer shopping along Madison and Fifth Avenue. Residents enjoy immediate access to a host of celebrated restaurants, bars and conveniences including Whole Foods and Morton Williams only a few blocks away, and there is a wide variety of nearby transportation including the crosstown M66 bus around the corner and the F, Q, N, R, W, 4, 5 and 6 trains all just down the street.<br> <br> Pets are welcome, pieds-a-terre are permitted on a case-by-case basis, and financing is allowed up to 50%. There is a 3% flip tax payable by the purchaser.<br>