During the turbulent and transformative early 1990s, Diego Arria was Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations and president of the United Nations Security Council.
Now, Arria — who has written about Balkan war crimes and helped negotiate peace in El Salvador and Haiti in the ’90s — has listed his Upper East Side duplex inside a Gilded Age mansion for $4 million.
Arria bought the co-op for $3 million in 2013, according to property records.
The tony, renovated residence is at 17 E. 63rd St. between Fifth and Madison avenues. It occupies the first two floors of a 30-foot, five-story limestone mansion that dates to 1901.
The home comes with two bedrooms, 2½ baths, and boasts 21-foot-high ceilings and window walls overlooking a terraced garden.
There’s a living room with high ceilings and a working fireplace, an open dining area and encased French doors that lead to a private walled garden.
The exterior of 17 E. 63rd St. MW Studio
A chic living area inside with a fireplace. MW Studio
The kitchen. MW Studio
There’s room for dining and artwork displays. MW Studio
One of two bedrooms. MW Studio
The outdoor space. MW StudioOn the lower level, there’s a two-story-high set of windows, a home office nook, a wine alcove, a kitchen and lots of storage.
The listing brokers for Arria’s first-floor duplex are husband-and-wife duo James and Anna Hall of Compass.
A second, 2,136-square-foot, second-floor co-op has also hit the market for $4.25 million. That’s listed by Corcoran’s Paul Kolbusz.
