SHOWINGS HAVE BEGUN! Light and sky surrounds you in this rare penthouse home----solarium  dining room opens to terrace from double doors to let the fresh air in. The square living room has a south window and a wood burning fireplace. The bedroom has a large walk in closet and an en-suite bathroom with a deep soaking tub. The entire apartment has maximized storage throughout including a hide-a-way office, and a hidden washer dryer, vented to the outside and a powder room just off the living space and there are two sky lights as well central A/C. There is a stainless kitchen with a north window looking over the famed Astor Court gardens. There are hardwood floors in the living room and bedroom and poured concrete floors in the dining and kitchen. Astor Court is known for its lovely English gardens in the center courtyard. There are 24 hour doormen at both the 89th and 90th street entrances, as well as a live in superintendent a playroom, bike storage, and laundry room. Astor Court was built in 1915 and the penthouses were added in the in the 1980s.