685 West End Ave, 12-B

This enormous, beautifully renovated three bedroom, two bathroom home is in great condition and offers a warm greeting from the moment you step into the semi-private landing, through the door and into the gracious central gallery, from which the apartment unfolds. The elegant entrance foyer opens into a grandly proportioned living room with oversized eastern facing windows, brilliant sunshine and open city views. Here you will find beautiful built in bookcases and a media center as well as the high beamed ceilings and lovely hardwood floors that run throughout the apartment. The foyer then opens into a central dining gallery, which is large enough for formal dining and entertaining, and access to the handsome windowed chef's kitchen with a pass through opening and a banquette area for less formal dining. The bright, sunny kitchen will please even the most serious cook with gourmet top-of-the line appliances that include a six-burner Blue Star range and oven, Miele Dishwasher and Subzero Refrigerator. Stunning cherry wood cabinetry for extensive storage runs throughout both of these areas. The bedroom wing boasts an enormous master bedroom suite with sunny open city views, two deep closets plus a large walk-in closet featuring built-ins and a dressing area. The handsome tiled ensuite master bathroom has a window, double sinks and a large glass-enclosed shower. The remaining two bedrooms with large scaled windows and bright light are also generous in size, with the third bedroom currently being used as a den. Other fine features of this very special home include a full-sized washer/dryer, as well as thoughtfully designed storage and custom closet space throughout. The 16-story cooperative was built in 1923 and converted in 1983 and is a full-service prewar building with a gorgeous marble lobby with stained glass windows and dramatic vaulted ceilings. Residents enjoy 24-hour doorman service, a live-in super, an extraordinary roof deck with well-established plantings and multiple seating areas as well as Hudson River views, central laundry, basement storage and a bike room. Riverside Park is just a block to the West, and just one block to the east is Broadway shopping, cross-town bus service and an express train station station.