A rare corner apartment at the top of New York City’s famed Plaza Hotel is now up for sale for $15.9 million.
The two-story, 4,000-square-foot apartment has four bedrooms and bathrooms and is located in the private residences of the Plaza Hotel on the southeast corner of Central Park.
Designed in the French Renaissance chateau style and built in the early 1900s, the historic Plaza Hotel has featured countless times in pop culture – in movies, television shows, and books, such as Eloise at the Plaza.
In fact, the apartment’s living room is inspired by the eponymous protagonist of Kay Thompson’s book series, which was later made into a movie by Disney. In the books and movie, Eloise is said to live on the “tippy-top floor” of the building.
The upper floors are private residences connected to the hotel and provide access to many amenities, including twice-daily housekeeping, 24-hour room service, butler service and concierge.
A rare corner apartment at the top of New York City’s Plaza Hotel is now up for sale for $15.9 million. In the photo the spacious living room of Residence 1901
The dining room has two doors that open onto the hotel courtyard
The Plaza in the southeast corner of Central Park was once owned by Donald Trump after he bought it in 1988 for $407.5 million
Looking northwest from the apartment, you have views of Central Park’s Hewlett Nature Sanctuary and apartment buildings in upscale Central Park West
The living room is one of the largest in The Plaza and has 4 meter high ceilings, a gas fireplace, several sitting areas and a bar area. Brown Harris Stevensthe broker who lists the apartment.
The main dining room has two French doors that overlook the hotel’s landscaped courtyards in the center of the building and the fountains below. The large table can easily accommodate 12 or more people for a seated dinner.
But it’s perhaps the master bedroom that stands out the most to potential buyers, described by the real estate agent as “an oasis of tranquility with sizable closets and a huge spa-like bath.”
A small staircase with an ornate balustrade leads to two architecturally disparate bedrooms, each with their own bathroom and painted in unique red and pink stripes.
The kitchen has marble countertops and stainless steel appliances.
The living room is one of the largest in The Plaza and features 10-foot ceilings, a gas fireplace, several sitting areas and a bar area
Adjacent to the living room is a library that would also serve as a guest bedroom
One of the apartment’s four bedrooms on the higher floor of the apartment is pictured
The kitchen has marble countertops, stainless steel appliances and white cabinets
A small staircase with an ornate balustrade – with The Plaza’s signature PP – leads to two bedrooms
Each of the two bedrooms on the raised floor has its own en-suite bathroom and is covered with a unique red and pink striped wallpaper
The Plaza was once owned by Donald Trump after he bought it in 1988 for $407.5 million. ‘This is not just a building, it is the ultimate work of art. I was in love with it,” he famously said at the time.
It’s one of the main settings for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Trump makes a cameo appearance in the lobby of the Plaza.
Most recently, in 2018, it was sold to the State of Qatar for about $600 million through the Katara Hospitality government fund.
The hotel’s main entrance is on Fifth Avenue, on the west side of the building, and the residential entrance is on One Central Park South, also known as 59th Street, on the north side.
In addition, the apartment owner has direct access to the Palm Court, Champagne Bar, Rose Club, Warren Tricomi Salon, Terrace Room, Grand Ballroom, Guerlain Spa, fitness center, shops and private gardens and fountains of the hotel. intermediary.
“It’s a living room that feels like a ballroom,” Brian Manning of Brown Harris told Stevens Mansion worldwide.
“It’s huge,” Manning said. “Coming down those stairs into the room is pretty grand.”
“What’s special about The Plaza is its location,” said Manning’s colleague Christopher Franklin. “You’re on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park is your backyard.”
One of the four bedrooms also overlooks the hotel’s courtyard
The living room of the apartment is inspired by the main character of the same name from the book series Eloise at the Plaza
The master bedroom’s bathroom has a private view of the park and has what the real estate agent described as a “spa-like bath”
The residential entrance to the Plaza is located in One Central Park South on the north side of the building