173-175 Riverside Drive, 3-FM

Grand and sprawling, this combination corner apartment has five bedrooms and a gracious living room overlooking Riverside Park with views of the Hudson River. Designed by renowned architect James E.R. Carpenter in 1925, 173-175 Riverside Drive is an established and impeccably maintained coop with full service staffing that is known for its large apartments and gracious layouts. The F line features a classic Carpenter plan whose rooms radiate from an elegant and welcoming 25 long central gallery. Immediately to your right as you enter the gallery is an enormous eat-in kitchen with a central island thats destined to be a gathering place. Straight ahead, the gallery leads to a 16 x 25 living room with a handsome decorative fireplace and northern vistas over the park and drive. The adjacent formal dining room faces south onto a lovely planted courtyard. Two bedrooms, both with huge walk-in closets and en suite bathrooms are accessible from the north end of the gallery, while the other three bedrooms and third bathroom are in a separate wing off the southern end of the gallery. This uniquely laid out F/M combination unit features an extra bedroom, three over-sized bathrooms (all with park views), amazing closet space, and a bonus room off the kitchen that could easily be a home office, media room, or even a sixth bedroom. Building amenities include a well-equipped fitness center, storage units (available for an additional fee), two laundry rooms, a bike room, play room and game room. Pet friendly, 50% financing, 2% transfer fee paid by buyer.