This wonderful classic prewar home has been perfectly renovated while still maintaining all the charming prewar details of this 1929 building. Enter from a semi-private elevator foyer into this gracious home with well-proportioned rooms, gorgeous hardwood floors, high beamed ceilings, new windows and a lovely treetop outlook facing South. The oversized entry gallery has been converted to the perfect large dining space that leads to a stunning sunken living room with a wood burning fireplace. The original formal dining room is now used as a library/den and has been outfitted with beautiful custom built-ins and bookcases. (It can easily convert back to a formal dining room.) The pristine windowed kitchen is a cook's paradise with an abundance of storage, and all new top-of-the-line stainless appliances including a Viking stove and Sub Zero refrigerator. The separate maid's room or office has a new full windowed bath.A hallway leads to the two master bedrooms, both oversized and each with two walk-in closets and windowed brand new baths. All closets throughout the apartment (and there are many) have been outfitted.180 East 79th is a classic prewar building whose amenities include full time doorman, elevator operators, gym, individual storage, and bike storage. Pets are permitted as well as pied-a-terres, and washers/dryers are now allowed with board approval.