Never before has this special opportunity arisen: to join two adjacent sun-flooded, south-facing apartments on the fifth floor of The Imperial, a turn of the 19th century architectural beauty, just off Madison Avenue, and next to the Carlyle Hotel. This combination of 2800 square feet presents several exceptional options and would result in six large south-facing windows comprising 45 feet of south facing frontage with sunny, ample entertaining space, 3-4 bedrooms, including a great master suite and spa bath, three additional baths, a large windowed eat-in kitchen suitable for a culinary professional, laundry room, great closet space,10 foot ceilings, period moldings and flooring, and three period fireplaces. Apt. 13 is renovated and is now configured with two bedrooms, two baths, living/dining room with period working fireplace, a large windowed Poggenpohl kitchen and four south-facing windows. Apt. 12 has two south-facing windows, two period fireplaces, living room, two bedrooms and a library, large eat-in windowed kitchen and large, windowed bath. The Imperial is distinguished by its gorgeous brownstone facade, completed in the Neo-Grec style. Glass and gilded wrought iron doors open to the lobby, whose hand-laid mosaic tiled floors and marble walls were inspired by European architecture. There is a part-time doorman (8AM-midnight, 7 days a week) and two storage units convey with this sale. Only a handful of buildings offer the charm and allure of The Imperial, which enjoys a prime location on a quiet, pretty residential street, a block from Central Park, and proximate to the City's top public & private schools, including P.S. 6, museums, fine shopping, dining, many fitness studios and bus and nearby subway transportation that make this Upper East Side address particularly appealing. 2% flip tax, pet and pied-a-terre friendly. FLOORPLANS SHOWN ARE PROPOSED COMBINATIONS OF APT. 12 & 13. COMBINATION IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CO-OP'S ARCHITECT AND BOARD.