20 East 74 Street   Unit 7D

Spacious, Sun-Flooded Cooperative on East 74th Street

Located near Central Park on one of the Upper East Side's most coveted blocks, this oversized one-bedroom home is brimming with amenities that belie its modest price tag.

Rich with period charms, this home's flexible floor plan is a patchwork of intimate nooks and expansive spaces. An entrance hall opens into a jewel box library-the anteroom to the spacious sun-soaked living room. Bathed in warm southern light, this room's generous size and thoughtful design afford a multitude of imaginative combinations. An adjacent balcony enjoys south & west views that more vividly recall Paris at the fin-de-sicle than modern-day Manhattan.

The bright, windowed kitchen, overlooking the balcony, has been recently renovated. Designed with a crisp, clean vision, it features a Viking range and hood and a butcher block countertop. Convenient to the kitchen is the dining room, which was conceived with the comfort of both everyday dining and more formal gatherings.

The bedroom is a distinctly private space. Cheery good mornings are assured in this sunny and commodious chamber, and ample storage encourages a streamlined lifestyle. The bathroom remains as it did the day this prestigious address opened its doors to its first residents in 1947. Replete with the conveniences of the day, its gleaming chrome and basketweave tile floors are a testament to simplicity in design. In the pre-war tradition, the home is outfitted with enough closet space to amply serve an apartment more than twice its size.

20 East 74th Street is an impeccably maintained, white glove cooperative in one of Manhattan's most celebrated neighborhoods. The building features a doorman, central laundry room, a state-of-the-art fitness room, and close proximity to the best shopping and dining in New York. Pieds-a-terre and one small dog are permitted.