Welcome to apartment two EF at 501 East 79th Street. This is a truly special newly renovated four-bedroom home with a massive private terrace. Upon entering the apartment, you are greeted by an impressive entrance hall, finished in elegant Venetian plaster, which leads into a grand living and entertaining space facing the incredible one thousand four hundred square foot private terrace where you can dine, host, garden or just unwind with morning coffee. It is beautifully landscaped, has a self-watering system and feels like a private oasis tucked away in the city. This home features a brand new huge eat-in kitchen with extra-large top-of-the-line appliances and tons of storage and counter space, making it perfect for entertaining. Right outside the kitchen is the dining room, which also faces the terrace, allowing a wonderful setting of light and beauty while you dine. The dining room features a fireplace with a stunning marble mantle. This fireplace is very special. It is electric but produces real fire! Modern comfort meets old world charm! The layout is ideal, with east and west exposure, and two bedrooms on each wing with three and one-half bathrooms, all convenient to the bedrooms and guests. The primary bedroom is massive, again with peaceful garden views and its own private office. Two of the bathrooms have radiant heated floors; so does the kitchen; and there is a separate laundry room with a vented washer and dryer - all brand new. Throughout the apartment, you will find wide white oak hardwood floors, an enormous amount of closet space, and very attractive overhead lighting and sconces. The building itself is just as impressive. 501 East 79th Street has a brand new limestone and brick facade, a modern elegant lobby, new elevators, and a furnished roof deck with river views making it one of the most beautiful post-war buildings in the area. York Towers was originally built as a cooperative which means larger rooms more gracious layouts and fewer apartments per floor. It is one hundred percent owner-occupied financially strong; it owns the commercial space below - which helps keep maintenance low. Not only is maintenance low but it includes all utilities including electric which you only enjoy in about five percent of the buildings in Manhattan. There is twenty-four hour concierge service; live-in building manager; private garage with waiting list; there are discussions for gym facilities available soon as well! The location is excellent - minutes to Carl Schurz Park along Promenade along East River dog parks playgrounds as well as John Jay Park pools basketball courts Transportation easy access via seventy-ninth street cross-town bus M31 Q six subway lines . There are excellent private public schools plus great restaurants shopping food markets US post office public library all minutes away!