Watch the boats glide by from this fantastic custom designed home in the very Heart of Manhattan! With triple exposure enjoy North, East and West views of the East River, Manhattan Skyline and the Chrysler building. Flooded with sunlight all day long, this perfect layout includes a 19.6 X 30-foot Living Room with fireplace, floor to ceiling windows & 3 sizable balconies! Welcoming eat-in-kitchen with beautiful hardwood floors, Sub Zero refrigerator and stainless-steel appliances, two windows and miles of counterspace. Lovely separate breakfast area. Additional details include: exquisite moldings, baseboards and custom solid core doors, gorgeous hardwood floors, custom recessed lighting, built-in stereo speakers, prewar door frames, marble bathrooms, washer/dryer and many more details. The primary suite offers a 700sf retreat from the living corridors with private balcony overlooking the East River. Several enormous walk-in closets, a huge primary bath with double sink, whirlpool tub, and separate steam shower. Custom built by the developer for a "friend"so not a forced combination. The flow is seamless and gracious. A rare gem and truly a one-of-a-kind home! Sterling Plaza is a prestigious full-service condominium with 24-hour doorman and concierge. Some of the features of the property are: newly renovated hallways, elevators, building wide water filtration system, live in resident manager, laundry room, storage room and even annual maintenance of all the vents and AC cleaning! It is a smoke free environment and is pet friendly. Very close by to Whole Foods as well. It is within walking distance to the United Nations, Theater District, Grand Central terminal, 5th Ave shopping, Central Park and numerous cultural institutions. The neighborhood is a community comprised of luxury high-rises, turn-of-the-century town houses, an abundance of parks and courtyards, restaurants, bars and boutiques and is home to hundreds of diplomats, professionals, writers, actors and other luminaries. M15, M49 bus stops at the corner. Two blocks to 51st street subway station (6, E, V lines). Sterling Plaza is also zoned for the newly constructed PS 59 Beekman Hill International school which was ranked in the top 2% of elementary schools in New York in 2016.