960 Fifth Avenue   Unit MAIS1A

An enchanting maisonette apartment in a premier Candela designed pre-war cooperative offering perfectly scaled rooms with high ceilings and wonderful original architectural detail. Seldom does such a unique apartment, formerly the home of Sister Parish, become available, particularly in such a prestigious building.

Located on the prized south-west corner of the building, and featured in Architectural Digest, the apartment is flooded with light and and has been meticulously renovated with new windows and central air conditioning, and beautifully decorated throughout by Mario Buatta. The accommodations comprise an entrance vestibule opening into an impressive and large square dining foyer with powder room, a double aspect living room offering views across Fifth Avenue into the trees of Central Park, a large master bedroom and beautifully appointed bathroom, also with views to the Park, a small second bedroom/study, and a fully equipped kitchen with large south window, new appliances and flooring and the original whimsical hand painted cabinets installed by Sister Parish.

The building has lunch and dinner service Monday to Friday and the tenants enjoy the use of the Georgian Suite for larger scale entertaining or smaller dinner parties as well as a spectacular penthouse gym. This sale includes a separate east-facing maid's room on the 3rd floor of the building with views over townhouse gardens.