…with magnificent streaming south light. This is a rare opportunity to create a high floor 2950 sq.ft. full-floor mid-town loft with four exposures and 16 large industrial windows. There are sweeping open city views north and a north balcony. 11 ft. ceilings throughout, there are no structural walls and only two columns. Two passenger elevators and a freight elevator open directly into this space with no structural walls and only two columns. This is a renovation friendly building.
Currently configured with the larger main loft having 2 bedrooms/2 baths and a separate one bedroom legal rental unit that generates income. Architectural plans are approved to make the rental unit larger.
Built 1928 by Schwartz & Gross in the Art Deco style, the marble lobby has been restored. This former button factory was converted to a coop in 1979. There is a separate entrance to secure deliveries and for bicycle storage.
The neighborhood is teeming with activity from many new stores and restaurants. Wholefoods, Brooklyn Fare, a farmer's market with fresh fruits and vegetables, a local butcher and fishmonger, a bowling alley, a fantastic mix of restaurants, galleries, and boutiques to explore as well as Hudson Yards shopping and restaurants all a nearby stroll.
Easy access to A, C, 1, 2, 3, R, Q, N, LIRR, PATH trains, AMTRAK, Lincoln Tunnel, with Herald Square, Times Square, Bryant Park minutes away, as well as the new Manhattan West public plaza. 14 acres of public open space is part of the Hudson Yards Development
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People, yellow cabs, bright lights, big crowds, 24-hour eateries and just about every type of store imaginable. it’s a frenetic buzz that only a few places on the globe can offer. And that’s just one part of it. Midtown West is the birthplace of hustle and bustle and it’s bordered by 42nd to the south, 59th Street to the north, 8th Avenue to the west, and 5th Avenue to the east.
Midtown West is not as residential as other neighborhoods in Manhattan. The bustling part of Midtown West is 42nd Street between Times Square and 8th Avenues where the retail and office space, theatres, and attractions are. No matter what time of day it is, you'll always find activity there.
Residential buildings lay near the western end of Midtown West beginning around 8th Avenue.
Location, location, location. Of all the neighborhoods and enclaves of Manhattan, Midtown West is perhaps the most commutable place to live, visit, or work. It contains one of the highest concentrations of subway lines in the Big Apple. A, C, E, N, Q, R, 1, 2, 3, and the 7 train. The transit system feeds the streets with commuters from everywhere. The Port Authority Bus Terminal and nearby Penn Station adds to the number of people that flood Midtown on any given day.
It’s one of the easiest places in all of Manhattan to navigate because it’s a true grid. Uptown, street numbers go up. Downtown, street numbers go down. It’s the same concept from east to west. You really can’t get lost in Midtown West.