在曼哈顿上东区最受追捧的街区中心，这座高耸的家简直是标志性的。对于渴望中央公园和曼哈顿天际线景观、美丽的自然光和宽敞房间的人来说，这个家无与伦比。享有中央公园、大都会艺术博物馆、乔治华盛顿大桥及其他著名建筑的鸟瞰图 - 这些如画的景色无与伦比。公寓配有超过12英尺的高天花板，创造出体量和空间，而燃木壁炉则增添了温暖和质感。公寓需要一些修整，因此请带上您的建筑师和承包商。原始空间有获批准的计划。

公寓入口隐蔽地位于安静的东80街，这里是上东区历史区最美丽的豪宅街之一。这里有全职门卫、住楼经理，公寓包括一个地下储物笼。欢迎携带宠物。仅有十三套公寓，居民享有最高水平的服务、隐私和安全。

历史背景 - 988第五大道建于休·A·穆雷（988号）和尼古拉斯·F·布雷迪（989号）原有宅邸的地点。宅邸被拆除，建筑988第五大道由詹姆斯·E·R·卡彭特于1925年设计，德怀特·P·罗宾逊公司建造。詹姆斯·E·R·卡彭特被《纽约时报》称为“塑造上第五大道的建筑师”和“纽约现代大型公寓之父”。该建筑高13层，每层一个公寓。第12和13层的顶层公寓是为米尔莎·格林·威尔克斯建造的，她是当时“美国最富有的女人”海蒂·格林的女儿。

海蒂被称在1907年的恐慌中拯救了J.P.摩根的银行，开出了一张110万美元的支票（在今天的市场上相当于50倍）。而且不止一次，纽约市要求海蒂帮助保持市政财政的稳定。

米尔莎居住在988第五大道的顶层公寓 - 12层包含所有的娱乐空间 - 客厅、餐厅、走廊、图书馆、厨房、佣人走廊和女仆房；而13层是卧室，包括3间卧室、更衣室、休息室和四个女仆房。米尔莎将顶层公寓换成了建筑内的3楼和4楼，她居住在3楼，并将4楼用作储存。米尔莎于1951年去世，留下价值9000万美元的遗产（相当于2021年的约9.9亿美元），分配给63个慈善机构，包括大学、图书馆、医院和教堂。记录显示，988第五大道的复式顶层公寓在1949年被分为两层。

此外，美国女演员格蕾丝·凯利在1950年代曾居住于此，正是在她离开前往摩纳哥与摩纳哥王子雷尼尔结婚之前。

总之，该建筑于1979年转变为公寓，并且该单元仅有两位产权人。

In the heart of Manhattans Upper Eastside on arguably the most coveted block, this lofty home is simply iconic. For those desiring Central Park and Manhattan skyline views, beautiful natural light and voluminous rooms this home is unequalled. With a bird's eye view of Central Park, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the George Washington Bridge and other notable buildings - the picturesque views are unsurpassed. Complementing the views the apartment features soaring 12+ foot ceiling creating volume and space while a wood burning fireplaces provide warmth and texture. The apartment is in need of some TLC so bring your architect and contractor. Raw space with approved plans.

The condominium entrance is discretely located on quiet East 80th Street, one of the most beautiful mansion-lined blocks on the Upper East Side Historic District. There is a full-time door person, live-in Resident Manager, and the apartment includes a basement storage cage. Pets are welcome. With only thirteen apartments, residents enjoy the highest level of service, privacy and security.

Historical Provenance - 988 Fifth Avenue is built on the previous site of Hugh A. Murray (988) and Nicholas F. Brady (989) townhomes. The townhomes were demolished and the building, 988 Fifth Avenue, was designed in 1925 by James E.R. Carpenter and built by Dwight P. Robinson & Company. James E.R. Carpenter is named by the New York Times as "The Architect Who Shaped Upper Fifth Avenue" and "the father of the modern large apartment in New York City". The building is 13-story tall and comprise of one apartment per floor. The 12th and 13th floor PENTHOUSE was built for Ms. Syliva Green Wilks, the daughter to Hetty Green, "the richest woman in America" at that time.

Hetty is noted to have save J.P. Morgan's bank during the Panic of 1907, writing out a check for $1.1 million (50 times that in today's marketplace). And more than once the City of New York called on Hetty to keep the city solvent.

Syliva resided in the PENTHOUSE at 988 Fifth Avenue - the 12th floor consisted of all the entertaining space - drawing room, dining room, hall, library, kitchen, servant's hall and a maid's room; while the 13th floor were the chambers, consisting of 3 bedrooms, dressing room, sitting room and four maid's room. Syliva exchanged the penthouse unit for the 3rd and 4th floor in the building where she resided on the 3rd floor and used the 4th floor as storage. Syliva passed in 1951, leaving an estate worth $90 million (approximately $990 million in 2021) which was distributed amongst 63 charities including colleges, libraries, hospitals and churches. Records indicate that the duplex Penthouse at 988 Fifth Avenue was split in two floors in 1949.

Also of note, the American actress, Grace Kelly resided in the building in the 1950's just before she left for Monaco to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco.

To conclude, the building was converted to a condominium in 1979 and there has only been two deeded owner of the unit.