Over 4500 square feet of loft like space this sprawling 5-6 bedroom duplex home is really more like a house! A fabulous corner space, most rooms are external with either South or East exposures with great light and leafy views. Enter into a large foyer, off of which is a suburban sized mud room and a large closet. On this first floor are a media room, large library or guest room, small guest room, living room, formal dining room, kitchen and office. The powder room is perfectly placed here as well. The library is large and sunny with South exposures. It has its own en-suite limestone large bathroom and can function easily as a bedroom. The media room is spacious and soundproofed, the perfect place to watch movies, play loud instruments or have a karaoke party! The smaller bedroom also has its own bathroom so can be a guest room, nanny's room or child's room. The very open and bright corner living room faces both South and East and is sun flooded. There are custom bookshelves and a custom built in bar as well with a dishwasher, Subzero refrigerator and wine fridge. Off the living room is the grand formal dining room which has windows onto wide Broadway facing East, so it is also very light. The amazing chef's windowed kitchen abuts both the living and dining room, creating a fantastic entertaining space. The kitchen has another dishwasher, a double Wolfe oven with warming drawer, a large Subzero refrigerator and endless counter and cupboard space. In addition to it being a great cook's kitchen, there is also a cozy built in banquet in the kitchen, large enough for every day dining for 5! Off of the kitchen is a wonderful laundry room. Completing this floor is an East facing office with powder room. Up a gracious solid staircase one finds 4 more bedrooms. The master is spacious and tranquil with South light. It has a luxurious limestone spa like bathroom with double vanity, tub and shower. The master also has a giant walk in closet! In addition to the master there are 3 other secondary bedrooms. Each is well proportioned and generously sized with sunny exposures. These bedrooms share a large hall bathroom with double vanity and beautiful glass tiles. The entire apartment has prewar features such as beautiful hardwood floors and soaring ceilings. Modern features include a state of the art integrated A/V system and 3 zone central air with humidification. 243 West 98th Street is an intimate boutique prewar condominium with a resident manager, storage and bike room. It is perfectly located near the best food shopping, transportation, wonderful parks and lots of new restaurants. Note, the taxes listed are for primary residents only. Monthly taxes for pied-a-terre or LLC buyers are $3,293.92