This Upper East Side co-op penthouse located a stone’s throw from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is looking for its next generation of owners — after more than six decades off the market.
The newly listed $10 million unit at 1050 Fifth Ave. has been in the same family for that impressive span of time.
Those owners, whose identities could not be determined, bought the semi-private home on the 21st floor when the building was completed in 1959. The co-op’s three private terrace views look out over the Met, Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.
1050 Fifth Ave. Coldwell Banker Warburg
The view of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Coldwell Banker Warburg
A view of the building’s terraces. Coldwell Banker Warburg
Tate Kelly and Josue Gonzalez of Coldwell Banker Warburg hold the listing. The penthouse measures around 3,000 square feet, according to Kelly, with another 311 square feet of terrace space.
The listing advertises three to five bedrooms, depending on the preferences of the buyer, and 3.5 bathrooms. The large corner living room boasts a floor-to-ceiling corner window with western and southern skyline views, and access to one of the three terraces.
The living room. Coldwell Banker Warburg
The kitchen. Coldwell Banker Warburg
A library with ample built-in shelves. Coldwell Banker Warburg
The south-facing primary bedroom. Coldwell Banker WarburgThe primary suite has its own terrace overlooking the Met.
A hidden hall closet adds extra character to the home — the door is blended in between the entry gallery and the formal dining room.
“No one notices it when they walk by,” Kelly told The Post. “And even if they do, they don’t realize that it is also a secret passageway to one of the bedrooms.”
The multiple uses of the rooms reflect the many lives lived in this multi-generational home. One room, Kelly said, has been variously used as a maid’s room, a nanny’s room, a play room and an artist studio.
An additional bedroom. Coldwell Banker Warburg
The home includes 311 square feet of terraces. Coldwell Banker WarburgKelly said the current owners bought the unit directly from the developer of 1050 Fifth Ave., Bernard Spitzer. Spitzer, a real estate developer and the father of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, built the luxury co-op with business partner Melvin D. Lipman.
Kelly said the family raised their children there, but have less need for the unit as the family has gotten older.
“It was a true family home, and now that all the children are grown and have moved out of town, the sellers no longer have a use for it,” Kelly said.
