Election Day is just about a month away. While the U.S. government is fully in election season, our Canadian neighbors are a ways off from their own. The country’s next major election will be in fall of 2025, which means now could be the ideal time to tend to lighter housekeeping matters. Even real estate.
The Canadian government is selling one of their official residences in NYC for $9.5 million, but they are not heading far. The government is swapping their classic Upper East Side apartment two blocks east of Central Park for a luxury condominium two blocks south of the park, in the iconic Steinway Tower. DailyDEEDS once reported that listings in the Billionaires’ Row skyscraper surpass $50 million.
The apartment for sale is quintessential Upper East Side: Perched within a pre-war, doorman co-op designed by architect J.E.R. Carpenter. The 12th-floor unit is apt to entertain. Upon arriving via keyed elevator, a gallery, living room, and dining room serve as an ideal backdrop for official affairs. There is a butler’s pantry and a commercial kitchen, a powder room, an office, storage room, and in-unit laundry. There are four bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom, that may have came in handy when there were matters that required staying over in NYC.
There have been a number of listings with diplomatic pedigrees on the market lately, including a $32 million townhouse owned by the Qatari government and another Upper East Side abode where former mayor Robert F. Wagner once lived. If this 550 Park Avenue residence has your vote, Erin Boisson Aries, Thomas Aabo, and Dustin Crouse of Douglas Elliman share the listing.
