This corner Classic Six apartment, with additional office or staff room on lobby level, in a full service pre-war co-op in a prime Upper East Side neighborhood is offered for sale for the first time since the building converted to cooperative ownership in 1979. This fourth floor corner home has a large, sunny west facing living room with wood-burning fireplace, corner sunny primary bedroom with charming street views and en-suite bath, second bedroom and dining room with charming views to 71st St., one of the prettiest Upper East Side blocks, (featured in the classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"). The staff room, staff bath and kitchen face the quiet well-kept courtyard. The apartment has an additional 2nd windowed staff room or office off the lobby level of the building that comes with the apartment and can trade separately, but only to existing shareholders. The lobby staff room has shares assessed separately, the maintenance attributable to this staff room is 645.11; the maintenance attributable to the main apartment is $5,102. In addition the apartment comes with a large storage cage in the basement. The apartment is in its original classic configuration ready for your updating with beautiful, well maintained hardwood floors and sanded and primed walls. The estate has brought up additional power into the apartment that the purchaser can distribute throughout the apartment depending on their needs. Understanding that purchasers will in all likelihood be updating the apartment, the estate has plans approved by the cooperative corporation and the NYC Department of Buildings for several popular options. We would be happy to put parties interested in those plans in touch with the architect. The building allows through wall air conditioning or central air conditioning. 142 East 71st Street is an established, well-maintained, full service cooperative of 43 units with full-time staff and live in resident manager. There is a capital assessment of $2,002 currently in effect for the main apartment and $253.22 for the lobby staff room for a total of $2,255 assessment. The assessment ends in October of 2026. Please call text or email for an appointment to view.