944 Fifth Avenue, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Aug 6th 2006 at 1:09PM

We got the tip on this apartment through the New York Observer and what a prize pad it is. The home which formerly belonged tothe late Lilyan Spitzer Lindemann, takes up the entire fifth floor and has treetop Central Park views from the living room, library and master bedroom. The private elevator foyer leads into a reception gallery with marble floor and cloakroom with powder room. The drawing room has a ornate fireplace and Rococo style paneling. French doors open to the adjacent library with Louis XV style paneling and there is a large dining room also off the entrance gallery. The master bedroom also has a fireplace, marble bathroom and large closets. There are three additional large bedrooms and a fifth bedroom created from two of the original five maids' rooms. The kitchen has a butler's pantry and there is a staff dining room as well as a double and a single maid's room with bathroom. It is listed at $18.9 million. After the jump, the very definition of the word grand.

Tags: central park, new york, new york city, NewYork, real estate

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BOBBY G Aug 15th 2006 6:21AM

IT WOULD BE NICE IF I HAD THAT MUCH. BUT WHAT I DO HAVE. I HELP FEED THE HOMELESS, THE POOR IF WE FEED THE POOR AND HOMELESS WE FEED OUR LORD.

BOBBY G Sep 4th 2006 3:45PM

LET THE HOMELESS LIVE THERE

jlc1082@aol.com Aug 15th 2006 8:52PM

Since there are so many millionaires on here who would buy a place like this or claim to contribute to people who need it, send me an email. Id like to accept a million dollar contribution. We are a struggling family (as there are many). Hell Id work for the money. Prepay me and Ill contract as a maid or babysitter for as long as you want. We do work so hard and seem to be getting nowhere. If only a serious opportunity did exist for us. sigh...

vince Aug 15th 2006 11:11PM

FLAWLESS!!!!!! anyone who has no sense of the past or new york city's history wouldn't appreciate this paragon of architecture. this space is definetly the bomb. it wreaks of class and sophistication. all the comments about it being too "stuffy" are coming from those who have not. this is a priceless piece of art. almost a museum! i would kill to live in this space.

Michael Aug 16th 2006 8:51PM

I am not a big fan of Victorian style as this apartment looks like parts of The Smithsonian Museum. All it needs is a Wright's Brothers plane in the next room and some antique trains.

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Rayan Rafay Aug 18th 2006 10:16AM

The apartment is a GEM.

People are saying 'IF I had 19 million' yeah, well what if you had 400 million, I mean nobody purchasing this condo is going to 'only' have 19 million, the point is moot.

It is in Central Manhattan and its value will only rise, its a gem, which with $5 million could look spectacular

Lawrence Menache Aug 23rd 2006 5:35AM

What wonderful place! A room done in the French style is still the sign of ultimate sucess and it shows here. Great proportion and designed for those who know how to live and sit properly in a chair and not shlump or plop into a chair. Unfortunately gracious living has gone out the window. I feel sorry for those who do not understand this apartment.

MARTY Sep 4th 2006 10:51PM

COMMENTS LIKE THOSE POSTED SOUND AS IF THESE FOLKS ARE JEALOUS OF SOMEONE WHO CAN AFFORD THIS HOME. IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT REAL ESTATE IN NYC ,YOU WOULD REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE EPITOME OF AN ADDRESS TO HAVE IN THE CITY.
OCEAN VIEWS ARE ONE THING, BUT IN NYC, IT IS THE PARK!

Mary Vinciguerra Sep 13th 2006 9:30AM

Is that Spitzer as in the guy who is running for Governor... like maybe his Aunt or grandmother or someone? No wonder he's so liberal - he can afford to be!

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