Gold Coast Fixer Upper

Apartment 8A at 860 Fifth Avenue, is the best priced apartment with direct Central Park Views available on the Gold Coast. Though currently decorated in a nauseating combination of chinoiserie and retirement home utility, the apartment has excellent bones. The Living and Dining rooms form one long entertaining expanse and the bedrooms are winged. Some cosmetic upgrades and this could be a stunner.

The entrance of 860 Fifth Avenue

Built in 1950 with the characteristic beige brick that mares so many New York streets, 860 is not our favorite building on Fifth. However, the location and views are truly spectacular. While the listing currently asks $2,300,000, we think there will be some room for negotiation.

~ by madhattan on November 23, 2008.