PERTUNJUKAN BERMULA PADA Khamis, 6 November

990 Fifth Avenue, Residensi 8/9
13 Bilik | 4 Bilik Tidur | 5.5 Bilik Mandi | 5 Perapian | Anggaran Luas: 4,372 Kaki Persegi

Terletak di sudut Fifth Avenue dan 80th Street, residensi dupleks 13-bilik yang luar biasa dan penting dari segi senibina ini, dengan provenance yang jarang, ditawarkan buat pertama kali sejak bangunan ini dibina pada tahun 1927, dan yang luar biasa dengan pelan lantai dan butiran asal yang utuh. Dahulunya di tapak Kediaman F.W. Woolworth, 990 Fifth Avenue, yang direka oleh Rosario Candela, arkitek terkemuka bagi rumah pangsa mewah pra-perang, terdiri hanya daripada enam residensi besar, lima dupleks, dan satu triplex penthouse, menawarkan suasana keintiman, privasi, dan eksklusiviti yang unik serta tahap perkhidmatan dan keselamatan tertinggi.

Walaupun apartmen ini memerlukan pengubahsuaian penuh, ia mengekalkan struktur dan butiran hebat dari reka bentuk asal Candela. Pendaratan lif peribadi terbuka ke dalam apartmen yang mempunyai siling setinggi 11 kaki, dan seseorang memasuki foyer dari mana semua bilik hiburan bercahaya. Ruang tamu besar yang cerah dan dikelilingi cahaya ini mempunyai lantai parket antik, hiasan yang indah, sebuah perapian dengan mantel marmar yang menakjubkan, dan mempunyai pemandangan menakjubkan Central Park, Central Park West, Muzium Seni Metropolitan, dan latar langit tengah bandar. Perpustakaan berpane yang mengundang juga mempunyai perapian bakar kayu dengan mantel marmar, begitu juga dengan ruang makan formal yang mempunyai lantai marmar yang diukir megah. Sebuah dapur, pantry pelayan, tiga bilik staf, dan sebuah bilik mandi melengkapi lantai ini.

Tangga besi yang cantik dan diukir dengan hiasan daun emas membawa ke kawasan peribadi di atas. Lantai ini mempunyai siling setinggi 9'4" dan menampilkan suite Bilik Tidur Utama yang sangat besar lengkap dengan bilik persalinan besar, perapian, dan bilik mandi en suite, yang menikmati cahaya dan pemandangan luar biasa yang sama seperti ruang tamu di bawah. Di sepanjang koridor panjang yang dihiasi dengan almari pakaian, terdapat tiga bilik tidur besar, masing-masing dengan bilik mandi en suite, di mana salah satunya berfungsi secara efektif sebagai Suite Utama Kedua dengan perapian bakar kayu dan kawasan persalinan, yang juga boleh berfungsi sebagai kawasan kajian.

Residensi istimewa ini mempunyai sejarah yang luar biasa. Ia dibeli oleh George Crawford pada tahun 1927, di mana dia tinggal bersama isterinya, Annie Laurie, dan anak perempuan mereka, Martha "Sunny" Sharp Crawford, pewaris Amerika yang membesar di apartmen ini dan kemudiannya berkahwin dengan Putera Alfred von Auersperg dari Austria dan kemudian Claus von Bülow. Ibu Sunny, Annie Laurie, kemudiannya berkahwin dengan Russell Barnett Aitken, seorang pengukir seramik yang terkenal, atlet, penulis, dan pemburu permainan besar. Mereka bersama-sama meneruskan minat mereka terhadap rumah, perabot Inggeris dan Perancis, senjata dan perisai, serta hiasan halus, di samping banyak sebab filantropi. Galeri Galeri Inggeris Annie Laurie Aitken dan Galeri Senjata dan Perisai Russell Barnett Aitken, kedua-duanya di Muzium Seni Metropolitan, mewakili kemurahan hati mereka kepada institusi itu yang terletak di seberang jalan dari rumah mereka. Setelah hampir 30 tahun berkahwin, Annie Laurie meninggal dunia pada tahun 1984. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Russell Aitken berkahwin dengan Irene Boyd Roosevelt, janda John Aspinwall Roosevelt, anak lelaki bongsu Eleanor dan Presiden Franklin D. Roosevelt, yang tinggal di apartmen itu sehingga kematiannya pada musim bunga 2025.

Hasil daripada penjualan apartmen ini akan disumbangkan kepada Frick Collection, Muzium Seni Metropolitan dan Perpustakaan & Muzium Morgan, meneruskan tradisi filantropi kebudayaan yang dilambangkan oleh penduduk sebelumnya.

Apartmen legasi seperti ini sangat jarang muncul di pasaran dan adalah peluang yang tidak boleh dilepaskan.

Sorotan Apartmen:
-13 bilik,

990 Fifth Avenue, Residence 8/9
13 Rooms | 4 Bedrooms | 5.5 Bathrooms | 5 Fireplaces | Approximate Square Footage: 4,372 Sq Ft

Ideally located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, this extraordinary and architecturally important 13-room pre-war duplex residence of rare provenance is being offered for the first time since the building was built in 1927, and remarkably with the original floor plan and details intact. Formerly on the site of the F.W. Woolworth Mansion, 990 Fifth Avenue, designed by Rosario Candela, the foremost architect of luxury pre-war apartment houses, consists of only six grand residences, five duplexes, and one penthouse triplex, offering unique intimacy, privacy, and exclusivity as well as the highest levels of service and security.

While the apartment needs a full renovation, it maintains the marvelous bones and details of Candela's original design. A private elevator landing opens into the apartment with its soaring 11 foot ceilings, and one enters the foyer from which all the entertaining rooms radiate. The grand corner and light-filled living room features antique parquet floors, exquisite moldings, a fireplace with a stunning marble mantle, and boasts breathtaking views of Central Park, Central Park West, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the midtown skyline. The inviting panelled library also has a wood-burning fireplace with marble mantle, as does the formal dining room, which has magnificent inlaid marble floors. A kitchen, butler's pantry, three staff rooms, and a bathroom complete this floor.

The exquisitely ornate and regal wrought-iron staircase with gold leaf accents leads to the private quarters upstairs. This floor has 9'4" ceilings and features an enormously grand corner Primary Bedroom Suite complete with a large dressing room, fireplace, and ensuite bath, which enjoys the same sensational light and views as the living room immediately below. Down the long corridor lined with walk-in closets are three large bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath, with one essentially serving as a Second Primary Suite with its own wood-burning fireplace and dressing area, which could also easily function as a study area.

This special residence has an extraordinary history. It was originally purchased by George Crawford in 1927, where he lived with his wife, Annie Laurie, and their daughter, Martha "Sunny" Sharp Crawford, the American heiress, who grew up in this apartment and went on to marry Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria and later Claus von Bülow. Sunny's mother, Annie Laurie, later married Russell Barnett Aitken, a celebrated ceramic sculptor, sportsman, author, and big game hunter. Together, they pursued their shared interests in houses, English and French furniture, arms and armor, and fine decoration, as well as many philanthropic causes. The Annie Laurie Aitken English Galleries and The Russell Barnett Aitken Arms and Armor Galleries, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, represent their generosity to that institution located across the street from their home. After nearly 30 years of marriage, Annie Laurie died in 1984. Years later, Russell Aitken married Irene Boyd Roosevelt, the widow of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, the youngest son of Eleanor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who lived in the apartment until her passing in the spring of 2025.

The proceeds from the sale of the apartment will be donated to the Frick Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Morgan Library & Museum, continuing the tradition of cultural philanthropy embodied by its former residents.

A legacy apartment like this very rarely comes on the market and is an opportunity not to be missed.

Apartment Highlights:
-13 rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths, 3 staff rooms plus an