Do you want to walk up, on the east side – to a luxury apartment in the sky? Now you can, and at the highest point of the tallest residential building on Manhattan’s East Side, no less.
Penthouse 80, a ground floor duplex at the top of the Sutton Tower — a brand new condominium located at 430 E. 58th St. – has been listed for $65 million, The Post has learned. Beyond its sheer height, this unit is also the largest and most expensive home listed this year in the neighborhood.
The flying ship spans the entire two upper levels, the 80th and 81st floors, starting about 800 meters above the street. It has almost 9,200 square meters of interior living space and an additional 166 square meters south-facing loggia – a semi-enclosed and sheltered outdoor perch.
From various points on both levels, there are 360-degree views of the city – and far beyond.
“You walk out and see New York Harbor and all the wonderful iconic landmarks in between,” Elizabeth Unger, senior director of sales for Sutton Tower, whose sales and marketing is being handled by Corcoran Sunshine, told The Post.
“I can see all the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Hudson,” she added. “I can see the mountains of New Jersey; and I can see the city skyline from the Empire State Building to the Freedom Tower.”
At 850 meters above street level, the upper floors of Sutton Tower also stand well above those of the existing residential towers nearby. The immediate south, east, and west buildings reach up to 220 feet. The exception is Sovereign, a postwar co-op at 425 E. 58th St., which reaches 450 feet. This was the tallest tower in the immediate area before Sutton Tower.
Plans for the towering height of Sutton Tower caused some consternation in the neighbourhood; residents did not want a massive building that destroyed their views. The developers eventually objected to a zoning change, which allowed the building to go up as planned.
“No one has developed here in 45 years — at least no one had done a tower,” Van Nguyen, a partner at JVP Development, the Sutton Tower co-developer along with Gamma Real Estate, told The Post. “This is a historic neighborhood,” he added of Sutton Place, which had been blighted by housing until the 1920s, when wealthy socialites Anne Harriman Vanderbilt and Anne Morgan built luxury homes there.
“We wanted to respect that and do it at a level of quality,” Nguyen continued. “The opportunity justified the risk if we lost the zoning fight. We now have protected views, which is good for buyers to know. I doubt zoning will change for another 50 years, if at all.
The 850-foot-tall, Bavarian limestone-clad Sutton Tower comprises a total of 120 one- to five-bedroom homes, with a maximum of three apartments per floor. Pricing starts at $1.89 million for a one-bedroom.
Sutton Tower is the world’s first skyscraper by renowned designer Thomas Juul-Hansen, whose resume includes private and business commissions for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and design elements for developments such as One57 on Billionaires’ Row.
“There’s a timelessness to his design. He’s the designer people hire when they move into an apartment to give it a special look, or to renovate their homes,” said Nguyen of Juul-Hansen, who hails from Denmark. “Here, he’s already brought his touch to the design—it’s done. These are turnkey and of the highest quality.”
Back in the penthouse—with ceilings that stretch 15 feet and walls of windows that add endless natural light during the day, plus glittering cityscapes at night—it’s hard not to feel on top of the world.
The five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom home features a 54-foot-long great room overlooking the East River that transforms from an exciting entertaining space to a more cozy family room, the latter complete with a fireplace. with gas. The adjacent wine room can store up to 700 bottles and has a wet bar.
The kitchen sits between the great room and formal dining room. When it comes to appliances, the kitchen is professional grade with two dishwashers and three ovens, plus a pantry and custom cabinetry.
The corner master bedroom suite has two dressing areas and two separate bathrooms with steam showers – one with a soaking tub as well.
Elsewhere in the building, there are five floors of comfortable Sutton Club suites, which include a swimming pool, a fitness centre, a boxing studio and a screening room.
An important device is also right on the doorstep. Outside Sutton Tower is a traditional New York walkable neighborhood, near a number of mom-and-pop shops.
“The building is at this crossroads of the Upper East Side and Midtown — and it’s a rarity here in this country,” Ungar added. “It gives the lifestyle of a luxury building, but in this enclave one block from the coast. It is the first of its kind and the last of its kind.”
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