27 W 55Th St

An intimate nine-story prewar cooperative erected in 1923–1924 in Midtown Manhattan, this boutique Art Deco building contains primarily one- and two-bedroom residences on a low-density floor plan with roughly four apartments per floor. Character-defining interior details include high, beamed ceilings, original oak or maple hardwood floors, oversized windows in most rooms and period fixtures such as wood-burning fireplaces in select units. Apartments commonly feature dining areas, separate formal dining rooms or pantries, windowed kitchens and windowed bathrooms; many units have been renovated to modern standards while retaining prewar moldings and millwork. The building provides a modest set of shared conveniences: two passenger elevators plus a service elevator, a live-in superintendent who accepts packages, part-time porter/doorman coverage, a 24-hour laundry room, bike room, private storage bins that transfer with units, and limited private outdoor spaces under 60 square feet attached to a few homes. Pet-friendly and allowing common co-op accommodations (pied-a-terre, gifting, co-purchasing, guarantors and up to 75% financing on some units), the property sits steps from Fifth Avenue, three blocks from Central Park and within easy walking distance of Carnegie Hall, MoMA, world-class restaurants, shopping and multiple subway lines, supporting an urban, culture-centered lifestyle.