26 E 81st St #PHN · Apartment for Rent

Rare, excellent-condition ~3,000-square foot duplex penthouse with ~1,500-square foot wraparound terrace and Central Park views atop the pre-War elevator building, 26 East 81st Street, on one of the most prime blocks of the Upper East Side. No board application. The first floor of the penthouse opens to a 50-foot-long corner great room with foyer, living and dining areas, and powder room. The great room has eastern and northern views out of eight windows. The eat-in chef's kitchen is new and has a large window with views of Central Park to the west. The nearly 25'x16' corner master bedroom with northern and western views features a dressing room, huge walk-in closet, and a large, windowed master bathroom with soaking tub, stall shower, and double-vanity sink. This floor also has a large laundry room with side-by-side washer and dryer. Connected by an architectural glass-and-wood staircase, the second floor of the penthouse has the second and third bedrooms and opens onto the wraparound terrace. Each bedroom is generously proportioned, with large closets and well-appointed, windowed en-suite bathrooms. The terrace has exposures in all directions, with views of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and iconic views of landmark buildings of the Upper East Side and Midtown. The penthouse is configured as a three-bedroom, but one could add a fourth bedroom easily. 26 East 81st Street is a 10-story, pre-War elevator rental building with a full-time superintendent and staff. As this is a prime lease, there is no board application. Located on the southwestern corner of East 81st Street and Madison Avenue, the building is less than one block from Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the most prime part of the Upper East Side, it is proximate to the neighborhood's world-famous shopping, restaurants, museums, galleries, and other amenities.