111 E 75TH Street 7A

Agent's Note

From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC.

Living and dining rooms sit side by side just past the foyer, which has a coat closet, so the main rooms are one step in from the door. The dining room is separate from the living room, which means meals don't have to happen where you read or relax. It also has its own wood-burning fireplace, giving that room a distinct character.

The kitchen has a window, a pantry and a separate service entrance. I like that last one most, since deliveries and daily traffic can come in without crossing the main rooms. The listing also notes the plan converts to a two-bedroom, as other A-line apartments in the building have done, so the layout has more than one use.

The floors were freshly refinished throughout, and the apartment has brand new windows and thru-wall air conditioning in all rooms. The building dates to 1925, and the apartment keeps its prewar details. Those details, along with the defined rooms, are what a buyer who values this kind of plan will notice first.

The building has ten stories and 36 units, and it offers an elevator, a resident super who handles packages, a laundry room, storage, a bike room and a garage next door. Pets are welcome. Central Park is about 7 minutes away on foot, and the 77 St station on the 6 train is about 2 minutes away. As a co-op, the purchase goes through the building's board, and the listing states that up to 65% financing is permitted, with a 1% flip tax paid by the buyer. Pied-a-terre, guarantor and co-purchasing arrangements are all allowed, and a real question about those terms is worth raising with your broker or an attorney.