Available July 23, lease this beautiful 3 bedroom and 2 bath apartment on East 96th Street and Madison Avenue-- just 1 block to Central Park and minutes to Museum Mile!!! This exquisite apartment is perfectly appointed. Enter the foyer with an exceptionally deep closet. As you continue into the South facing living room, bask in the prewar elegance of high ceilings and the adjacent grand dining room. The windowed kitchen is state of the art with a large subzero refrigerator, wine storage, Miele dishwasher, Miele washer and dryer, and a sumptuous white marble island. Down the hall to the left is a bedroom with a window facing East. To the right is a larger bedroom facing South. In between these two is the second bathroom with a full bathtub. Turning down the hallway past additional closet space, is the primary corner bedroom. There are custom California closets through out , and customized drawers, and an inset for the television. There is even a second wall of California closets-- closets galore! The Gatsby is nestled between Madison and Park Avenues. Julien's authentic French boulangerie is on the corner of Madison and E96th for your morning croissants, baguette, coffees and teas, as well as sandwiches and quiches. Or head North 2 blocks and you arrive at Le Pain Quotidien. There is a 5 star florist and Grabsteins Bagels across from the Gatsby. There are too many fabulous restaurants on Madison between East 96th and East 86th Street to list here. Whole Foods is on East 86th and 3rd, and there is a Key Food supermarket on East 96th and 2nd Ave. There is a 6 subway train on Lexington and 96th as well as a cross town bus that goes right to Trader Joes's on Columbus and W 93rd. The beautiful apartment is one block to Central Park and minutes to several world class museums!