An East River co-op once owned by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy — the father of US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — is on the market for the first time in more than half a century, Gimme Shelter can reveal.

And even the appliances in the kitchen, as well as the oven, remain the same — though they don’t appear in the listing images.

The 2,000-square-foot three-bedroom, three-bath corner co-op is asking $1.79 million.

Robert F. Kennedy. Getty Images

Light floods in through massive windows. Tim Waltman

Then-Senator Kennedy bought the 14th-floor residence at 860 United Nations Plaza in 1965, the year the building launched. He was slated to move into the glass-walled unit in the fall of 1965, according to a report in the New York Times. 

The sleek mid-century chic spread, with 48 feet of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the UN garden, has been preserved like a fly in amber ever since. 

“It has been relatively untouched for more than 50 years, with original marble in the baths and the same oven in the kitchen,” listing broker Mary Barbrack, of Compass, told Gimme. 

At the time that Kennedy purchased the co-op, his wife, Ethel and their nine kids — they would ultimately have 11 — resided on their family farm, Hickory Hill, in McLean, Virginia. 

It had been just two years since Bobby’s brother, President John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated. By 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.

That evening, at a campaign rally in Indianapolis, RFK — then the Democratic presidential candidate — urged his followers to act with love and compassion, not hate and revenge, following the assassination.  

“What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.”

An eat-in space also gets great natural light. Tim Waltman

One of the bedrooms on offer. Tim Waltman

Two months later, in June 1968, RFK was also assassinated. 

Ethel put their New York residence on the market later that summer, estimating that it was then worth up to $175,000 — or $1.66 million today.  

At the time that Kennedy bought it, the asking price was $68,000 plus an annual maintenance fee of around $6,500, according to reports. Back then, the building was filled with “high achievers,” Joanne Carson told Time magazine. “People who live here are not climbing. They have arrived,” she said, referring to her husband Johnny Carson, as well as neighbors Truman Capote, TV producer David Susskind, actor Cliff Robertson and others. 

“Inside 14F is vintage 1960s mid-century modern,” Barbrack added. “Buyers who care about architecture recognize these towers instantly — the [Wallace K.] Harrison and [Max] Abramovitz design, that bronze-and-glass curtain wall, and the soaring lobby make a striking impression.”

860 United Nations Plaza. Christopher Sadowski

Abramovitz and Harrison were the architects behind the UN complex and Lincoln Center. 

The home opens to a foyer that leads to a corner living area. While the residence is currently configured as a two-bedroom, a bonus room can revert back to a third bedroom, or transform into a home office or a formal dining room.

The kitchen also has a “cozy eat-in nook,” according to the listing. 

The main bedroom suite overlooks the UN and the East River. It also features three closets, including one that is a walk-in, the listing notes. 

Building amenities include a concierge, doormen, a gym, a lounge and a rooftop deck with panoramic views. The maintenance fee is $5,768.90 a month.