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170 East 78th Street #8E

$2,250,000 for sale
IN CONTRACT
  • 5 rooms
  • 2 beds
  • 2 baths
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Listing by Compass, Corporate Broker, 90 5th Ave, New York NY 10011 7624.
Days On Market
11 Days
Last Price Change
No Recorded Changes
Estimated Payment
Monthly Taxes
N/A
Monthly Maintenance
$4,535
Tax Abatement
No Data Available

About the Listing

Seller's Agent
Clayton Orrigo Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Description

Grandeur and old world European charm!

Welcome to Apartment 8E at 170 East 78th Street. Facing south, this beautifully renovated and sunlit two bedroom, two bathroom home features:

-Grand 15′ × 28′ Great Room boasting soaring 13-foot ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, custom built-in bookshelves, and near floor-to-ceiling windows.

Grandeur and old world European charm!

Welcome to Apartment 8E at 170 East 78th Street. Facing south, this beautifully renovated and sunlit two bedroom, two bathroom home features:

-Grand 15′ × 28′ Great Room boasting soaring 13-foot ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, custom built-in bookshelves, and near floor-to-ceiling windows. Plentiful wall space serves as a showcase for the most discerning of art collections.

-Gracious separate Dining Room with elegant smoked-glass fronted closets.

-The windowed Kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and plentiful counter space.

-The quiet Primary Bedroom easily accommodates a king-size bed and features a windowed en-suite bathroom.

-The secondary bedroom is hidden behind double doors and makes for the most perfect guest room or library. An adjacent windowed full bathroom is in perfect proximity to service this bedroom and guests when entertaining.

-Additional comforts include an in-apartment washer and dryer, hardwood floors throughout and through-the-wall heating and cooling.

Originally constructed as artist lofts in 1927, Morgan Studios is an intimate prewar cooperative with just 34 homes. Residents enjoy 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, and private storage bins. Situated on a beautiful tree-lined townhouse block off Lexington Avenue, you are just moments from Central Park, Madison Avenue, world-class museums, restaurants, and more. Butterfield Market is just up the street on 78th/Lex, and the 6 train is one block away on 77th/Lex.

The building permits financing up to 50%, and pied a terres are permitted. 2.5% flip tax paid by purchaser. Seller has paid current assessment for LL11 and elevator modernization projects in FULL.


Amenities

Highlights

  • Cats and Dogs Allowed
  • Dishwasher
  • Elevator
  • Full-time Doorman
  • Washer / Dryer in Unit

Co-op Rules

Pied-a-Terre Allowed

Building Amenities

  • Live-in Super
  • Locker/Cage

Listing Amenities

  • Fireplace
  • Fireplace: Wood
  • Hardwood Floors

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About the Building

170 East 78th Street  New York, NY 10075

Co-op in Lenox Hill

  • 34 Units
  • 9 Stories
  • 1927 Built

Sales listings: 2 active, 1 in contract and 66 previous
Rentals listings: 4 previous

Property History

DatePriceEvent

4/7/2025

$2,250,000

In contract

3/27/2025

$2,250,000

Listed by Compass


Nearby

Transportation

  • 6 at 77th St

    under 500 feet

  • Q at 72nd Street

    0.33 miles

  • Q at 86th Street

    0.34 miles

  • 4 5 6 at 86th St

    0.42 miles

  • 6 at 68th St

    0.49 miles

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Schools

District 2 - Schools zoned for this address:
P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor

(PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,SE)

J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner

(06,07,08,SE)

Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are not guaranteed to be accurate – they are provided by a third party and subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries.

Colleges

  • Marymount Manhattan College

    0.35 miles

  • New York School of Interior Design

    0.4 miles

  • Hunter College (CUNY)

    0.51 miles

  • Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science

    0.62 miles

  • Weill Cornell Medical College

    0.64 miles

Parks

  • Central Park

    0.35 miles

  • John Jay Park

    0.57 miles

  • St. Catherine's Park

    0.59 miles

  • Ruppert Park

    0.67 miles

  • Carl Schurz Park

    0.68 miles

Museums

  • Whitney Museum of American Art

    0.27 miles

  • Asia Society

    0.4 miles

  • Goethe-Institut New York

    0.41 miles

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)

    0.47 miles

  • Frick Collection

    0.48 miles


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Listed By

Compass, Corporate Broker, 90 5th Ave, New York NY 10011 7624.
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