695 1st Avenue #38H, Manhattan, NY 10016

Thirty-eight floors above the East River, Residence 38H is a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath corner home with northern and western exposures and a 27-foot private terrace running nearly the length of the living space. The city arranges itself from here. The Queensboro Bridge to the north, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings to the west, the river below. Sunrise and sunset both land in this apartment. A foyer with a coat closet and powder room opens into a 34-foot great room, where floor-to-ceiling glass turns two walls into sky. The terrace runs its full width — a table for two, morning coffee, a garden if you want one. Anchoring the room is a chef's kitchen with a waterfall island, Calacatta Lincoln marble, custom Italian lacquer cabinetry, Dornbracht fixtures, and integrated Gaggenau appliances including wall ovens and a wine refrigerator. The bedrooms sit on opposite wings. The primary takes a king comfortably, with a fitted walk-in closet and a marble-slab bath: floating...