The Upper East Side is never short on compelling real estate stories, and the Verona has more than its share. The turn-of-the-20th-century co-op at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 64th Street has long attracted a certain kind of New Yorker—people who appreciate history, proportion, and polish. Past residents have included actress and socialite Kitty Carlisle Hart, Truman Capote swan Slim Keith, newsman Mike Wallace, and, more recently, former CNN president Jeffrey Zucker. American fashion designer Herbert Kasper, who passed away in 2020 at age 93, also lived here for more than four decades. His art-filled apartment—created with Belgian designer Axel Vervoordt—sold in 2021 for $13 million.
Now, one of the building’s grandest residences has hit the market for $15.5 million with monthly maintenance of $15,173. Listed with Maria Avellaneda of Keller Williams NYC, the five-bedroom home occupies a high floor of the Venetian Renaissance–style building designed in the early 1900s by architect William E. Mowbray. Mowbray modeled the structure after Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, giving it rusticated limestone at the base, Roman brick above, and an enormous sheet-metal cornice that was restored in the 1980s to its original form.
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The main living room has a mirrored statement wall and wood-burning fireplace.
Courtesy of Maria Avellaneda
A private elevator opens to a marble foyer leading into a sweep of entertaining rooms—living, dining, and library—arranged along Madison Avenue with open views to the north, south, and west, including a glimpse of Central Park. Three wood-burning fireplaces anchor the layout, while the library doubles as a bar for late-night drinks.
The kitchen has been completely reworked with Sub-Zero and Viking appliances, a wine…