The listing for the much-talked-about Brooke Astor apartment has hit the market. Mrs. Astor, who died at the age of 105 last year was one of the grand dames of New York society. Her home at 778 Park Avenue is considered to be an exceedingly prime New York co-op. The five-bedroom apartment has high ceilings, six terraces and five wood-burning fireplaces. A reception gallery with a wet bar, leads to a living room with a wood-burning fireplace and views up and down Park Avenue. The famed corner library has gleaming red laquer walls (the Real Estalker Mama chillingly described them as looking as if they are "dripping the blood of the under-privileged"), a wood-burning fireplace and French doors opening onto two terraces. The formal dining room also has a wood-burning fireplace and French doors leading out to a terrace. The kitchen includes a pantry, service hall, and three maid's rooms, a set-up which worked well in Mrs. Astor's days but might now be reconfigured into a large eat-in kitchen and family room for today's owner. There is an additional bedroom that can be used as a maid's room or reconfigured to be a second bedroom with ensuite bath. The private quarters include a sitting room with terrace, a separate powder room, and guest bedroom. At the end of the hall is in a corner room with a lovely wood-burning fireplace, terrace, and views toward Central Park. There are 20 closets. This co-op is listed at $46 million.

Only the very, very wealthy can apply to get into the Rosario-Candela-designed 778 Park Avenue co-op. As Max Abelson of the NY Observer pointed out, any potential owner will have to put 100% down and show more than enough cash to pay the steep monthly maintenance of $17,251.

As we mentioned earlier, this stately co-op at 640 Park Avenue which was previously owned by the late Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall has been reduced to $23.75 million. The apartment takes up the entire 11th floor with 6,200 square feet of space. It has four bedrooms, a library, dining room, family room and a marble gallery. The posh apartment has a classic feel with moldings, working fireplaces, parquet de Versailles wood floors and plenty of gorgeous views. After the jump, classic Park Avenue, a gilt drawing room in the sky.
 

As we mentioned earlier in our real estate round-up, NBC personality Stone Phillips is eager to ditch this lovely penthouse. We thought we'd help him out by listing it as our estate of the day. Phillips and his wife recently cut the price on this  two-bedroom, three-level penthouse with views of  Central Park, the skyline and the Hudson River. The apartment has a 300-square-foot terrace with an outdoor sound system and landmarked facade obelisk sculptures. The kitchen has oak cabinets and a heated floor. The dining room has leather paneled walls and the living room has herringbone oak floors an ten-foot ceilings. It is all yours for $4.45 million. After the jump, an apartment as handsome and bland as the anchor himself.