A Park Avenue residence that has been residence to Canada’s consul basic and used for official features is available on the market for $9.5 million.
“Governments have gotten extra strategic of their property portfolio administration,” mentioned Douglas Elliman’s Thomas Aabo, who’s co-listing the property with Elliman’s Erin Boisson Aries. “As diplomatic necessities change, sure property now not match official features. This stunning co-op residence is a superb alternative for a personal purchaser to amass a high-quality property at engaging pricing.”
A brand new proprietor stands to get a splendid piece of property.
“The constructing is thought for its gracious layouts and room counts — and this condo is on a coveted excessive flooring, which implies it will get nice gentle, all in an ideal location by Central Park. It’s simply a kind of prized co-ops on Park Avenue with all the suitable options,” added Boisson Aries.
The pair additionally repped the Canadian authorities on its 111 W. 57th St. buy, which precipitated a stir when property information revealed that the proprietor was “His Majesty the King in Proper of Canada, Represented by the Minister of Overseas Affairs.”
Was King Charles shopping for a crash pad on Billionaires’ Row? Um, no. As a member of the British Commonwealth, the king is the pinnacle of state of Canada and his identify exhibits up in every single place, together with in New York Metropolis property information.
“His identify is used on authorized documentation. It’s a operate of Canada being a constitutional monarchy,” Robert McCubbing, the senior commerce commissioner and director of commerce and funding on the Consulate Common of Canada in New York, beforehand informed The Submit.
The Park Avenue pad is on the twelfth flooring. It’s in a basic prewar constructing designed by J.E.R. Carpenter in 1917 — and comes with 11-foot-high ceilings, herringbone walnut flooring, massive home windows and many storage.
Constructed for entertaining, the house contains a formal eating room that may seat 18 folks for dinner. There’s additionally a business kitchen and a butler’s pantry, in addition to a employees workplace, a storage room and a laundry room. The house opens to a lobby that results in a library/den.
A separate wing options the 4 bedrooms with ensuite baths and stroll in closets. Two of the bedrooms are nook models.