299 Riverside Drive, 11-C

A true four-bedroom, four-bath home awaits, with views in four directions! Perched on the 11th floor of 299 Riverside Drive, this expansive home was combined and recently renovated, retaining all of its important detail, with soaring ceilings, large windows, and abundant closet space. At the same time, it has been updated it into that ever-elusive property that serves for grand entertaining and everyday life, casual and sophisticated at the same time. Its features are rare, indeed, incorporating the best elements of loft living and Prewar apartments together, adding central a/c and other comforts of today. All of this and remarkably low monthly carrying charges.

Upon arrival, you are whisked into a entry foyer, your eye immediately catching Hudson River Views to the West in the Living Room, City Views to the South and Central Park Views to the East. Each room flows seamlessly to the next, offering different moments and spaces to sit and enjoy, depending on time of day and use. A spacious living room overlooks the River.

The windowed chef's kitchen, which opens to the dining room and breakfast nook, creates a feeling of openness, light and air not often experienced, overlooking landmarked townhouses all the way to Central Park. Stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, and kitchen island integrate well into the setting. A windowed bath may be accessed nearby.

A secondary windowed prep-kitchen/laundry room with full-appliance package affords a most unusual luxury, much more than a butler pantry.

The master bedroom features views to Midtown, with a renovated en-suite windowed bath with its own River Views. A nearby secondary bedroom faces East, utilizing a hallway bath, renovated with shower stall.

The third and fourth bedrooms are both North-facing, with lovely millwork built-ins and excellent storage. A renovated wood-paneled, windowed bath with a secondary washer/dryer faces East as well. A well-considered and well-designed home.

299 Riverside Drive is a handsome, twelve-story, 57-unit cooperative built in 1910, with live-in superintendent, and part-time doorman, a gorgeous outdoor planting and herb garden, BBQ grill and seating areas, too. Treelined 102nd Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue features a quaint row of brownstones on either side, the block maintained by the owner-supported and led 102nd / 103rd Street block association. Parades on Halloween, community plantings are but a few of the neighborhood offerings difficult to find elsewhere.

Also, this location affords easy access to Riverside Park, with its variety of play spaces, including ball fields, tennis courts, dog runs and playgrounds. Not to mention proximity to the 103rd Street subway station, shopping, and restaurants.