This Upper East Side cooperative penthouse found a stone throw from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After more than 60 years of out of the market, they are looking for the next generation of owners.
The newly listed $10 million units at 1050 Fifth Ave. will remain in the same family for that impressive period.
Unable to determine an identity, the owner purchased a semi-private home on the 21st floor when the building was completed in 1959.
Tate Kelly and Josue Gonzalez of Coldwell Banker Warburg hold the list. According to Kelly, the penthouse measures approximately 3,000 square feet and has an additional 311 square feet of terrace space.
The list advertises 3-5 bedrooms depending on the buyer’s preferences and 3.5 bathrooms. The large corner living room has western and south skyline views and floor-to-ceiling corner windows that allow access to one of the three terraces.
The primary suite has its own terrace overlooking the Met.
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“When they pass by, no one notices it,” Kelly told the Post. “And even if they do, they don’t realize it’s also a secret passage to one of the bedrooms.”
Multiple uses of the rooms reflect the lives of many who lived in this multi-generational home. According to Kelly, some rooms are used in a variety of ways as maid rooms, nannies rooms, playrooms and artist studios.
Kelly said the current owner bought the unit directly from Bernard Spitzer, developer of 1050 Fifth Ave. Spitzer, a real estate developer and father of former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, has built a luxurious cooperative with business partner Melvin D. Lipman.
Kelly said the family raised their children there, but the need for the unit is less because the family is getting older.
“It was a true family home and now all the kids are growing up and moving out of town, so the sellers are no longer using it,” Kelly said.
