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UWS Unattainable Apartment of the Week

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

apt-88cpw-a This week’s unattainable apartment belonged to an actual celebrity, giving the buyer a stunning pad with a brag-worthy history. The 5-bedroom home is located in a 1910 Beaux Arts building on 88 Central Park West (at 69th) and once belonged to Billy Joel. Enter the expansive-yet warm and inviting-duplex with full views of Central Park to soak in the 16 rooms, 28 windows and 23 closets with the most extensive layout in the building. The 6,600-square-ft. haven is rich with prewar details like French doors with original glass transoms, a grand staircase, oversize windows, 11-foot ceilings and pristine parquet floors with mahogany inlay, and unparalleled old-world elegance overlooking Central Park. Other features include a formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with dishwasher and prep kitchen with butler’s pantry, and exposures of all four directions providing exceptional light and spectacular views of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City Marathon and other world-famous events. This incredible home is listed through Halstead at $19 million. Click through for more photos of this gorgeous duplex.