Asking $5.5M, this dramatic duplex in Sutton Place feels like a museum

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Coffered ceilings, columns, and casement windows add dramatic elegance to this Sutton Place duplex co-op. On the market for $5,495,000, the three-bedroom home at 322 East 57th Street , one of Manhattan’s most coveted pre-war co-ops, has a grand living space that feels like a museum, with gilded furniture and decor, 18-foot ceilings, and a marble fireplace.

Designed by Harry M. Clawson of Caughey & Evans in 1929, the neo-classical limestone building in Midtown East features just 19 apartments across 21 stories. Originally conceived for artists, the building has double-height living rooms with an abundance of natural light.

Residents who have called the building home include everyone from filmmaker Orson Welles to Sen. Jacob Javits, whose f