You don’t have to drive around the block looking for a parking space if you live in this building - you just take the car right upstairs with you. Picture: The Corcoran Group. Source: Supplied

listed for $27.9 million this duplex penthouse on Manhattan’s Eleventh Avenue has what you would expect, views of the Hudson River, two covered terraces, three bedrooms, and three full and one half bathrooms, according to the listing.

Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the home offer views of the Hudson River. Picture: The Corcoran Group. Source: Supplied

Glass doors open to a staircase that leads to the master suite on the lower level. But perhaps the biggest perk is parking: an elevator called the “sky garage” can take a car from the street directly to the apartment.

The residence includes two covered terraces: one is off the living room; the other is connected to the study and the garage. Picture: The Corcoran Group. Source: Supplied

Known as the sky garage, the car elevator can take a car from the street to a private garage attached to the residence. Picture: The Corcoran Group. Source: Supplied

The apartment is listed through Carrie Chiang of The Corcoran Group.

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