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857 Ninth Ave, 5-A
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan | West 55th Street & West 56th Street
3 Rooms1 Bed1 BathCo-op
$580,000
Maintenance$1,105
This property was sold for $580,000 on 10/12/17.
Listing Features
- Exposed Brick
- Home Office
- Penthouse/Top Flr
- Sleeping Loft
- Walk-in Closet
- Noise Abate Wdws
- Oversized Windows
- Skylights
- Dishwasher
- S Steel Appliances
- Windowed Kitchen
- Soaking Tub
Outdoor space and views
- City Views
- East Exposure
Building Amenities
- Voice Intercom
Policies
- Pets Allowed
- Pieds A Terre Ok
Property Description for 857 Ninth Ave, 5-A
This is not your cookie cutter apartment! Located on the top floor of a walk-up co-op in Hell's Kitchen, this home feels like a loft in the sky! A unique find in today's market!
This sunny, cheerful and open apartment is in great condition. The floor plan functions as a 1-bed/1-bath, 2-bed, or as the current owner is using-- a 1-bed with home office. There are two lofts, found above the bedroom and kitchen, which allow for additional sleeping spaces but these lofts can also serve as a remarkable amount of storage space. The apartment boasts dramatic 11.5ft ceilings, with the first of two large skylights above the living room that floods the apartment with light. The views from the Eastern facing windows allow for an open Manhattan cityscape. The spectacular living room has a wall of exposed brick, decorative fireplace and built-in floor-to-ceiling adjustable cherry wood shelving. The hustle and bustle of Ninth Avenue is right out your front door but the installation of city windows keep the apartment quiet and serene. The kitchen is windowed and has stainless steel appliances including an oven, separate stove-top, dishwasher, and two refrigerators. Both refrigerators are below the counter top to maximize space. The spa-like windowed bath has a stone back splash and deep soaking tub. The spacious bedroom has the second skylight, wood flooring and a large walk-in closet. An overabundance of storage, slate flooring in the living room and kitchen, and retractable shades over the two skylights finish this unforgettable apartment.
The co-op allows pets, very flexible sublet policy, pied-a-terres, gifting, guarantors, co-purchasing and parents buying for children. Do not miss this opportunity!
This sunny, cheerful and open apartment is in great condition. The floor plan functions as a 1-bed/1-bath, 2-bed, or as the current owner is using-- a 1-bed with home office. There are two lofts, found above the bedroom and kitchen, which allow for additional sleeping spaces but these lofts can also serve as a remarkable amount of storage space. The apartment boasts dramatic 11.5ft ceilings, with the first of two large skylights above the living room that floods the apartment with light. The views from the Eastern facing windows allow for an open Manhattan cityscape. The spectacular living room has a wall of exposed brick, decorative fireplace and built-in floor-to-ceiling adjustable cherry wood shelving. The hustle and bustle of Ninth Avenue is right out your front door but the installation of city windows keep the apartment quiet and serene. The kitchen is windowed and has stainless steel appliances including an oven, separate stove-top, dishwasher, and two refrigerators. Both refrigerators are below the counter top to maximize space. The spa-like windowed bath has a stone back splash and deep soaking tub. The spacious bedroom has the second skylight, wood flooring and a large walk-in closet. An overabundance of storage, slate flooring in the living room and kitchen, and retractable shades over the two skylights finish this unforgettable apartment.
The co-op allows pets, very flexible sublet policy, pied-a-terres, gifting, guarantors, co-purchasing and parents buying for children. Do not miss this opportunity!
Listing History for 857 Ninth Ave, 5-A
Now
10/12/2017
$580,000
Sold and Closed by Nicole Flowers
Brown Harris Stevens
08/10/2017
Contract Signed by Nicole Flowers
Brown Harris Stevens
Building Details for 857 Ninth Ave
OwnershipCo-op
Building TypeLow-Rise
Service LevelVoice Intercom
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1901
Financing Allowed80%
Floors/Apts6/32
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
59 St-Columbus Circle
0.25 miles
50 St
0.32 miles
57 St-7 Av
0.35 miles
7 Av
0.39 miles
50 St
0.4 miles
Citi Bike
W 54 St & 9 Ave
0.09 miles
W 56 St & 10 Ave
0.14 miles
Hell's Kitchen | Manhattan
Quick Profile
There is some mystery surrounding Hell’s Kitchen and how it got its name. There’s the tale about two policemen discussing how horrendous the neighborhood was back in 1880’s. The rookie cop turned to the veteran cop and said, “this place is hell.” The veteran cop replied, “No, this is hell’s kitchen.” Some say it's named after a notorious 19th century motorcycle gang. Even the historians will tell you the neighborhood's name has dubious origins.
Regardless of how it got its name, Hell’s Kitchen is here to stay.
Hell’s Kitchen is an iconic neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Its boundaries are 34th and 59th streets and 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. The neighborhood has a dense urban feel with plenty of bars, bodegas, restaurants and coffee shops. It’s inhabited by an eclectic mix of young professionals, long term residents from the old days, LGBQT community and members of the performing arts community - due to the highest number of off Broadway theatres in all of New York CIty.
From the early 1800’s to the 1980’s, Hell’s Kitchen held the title for one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city. In its early history it was populated by poor working class Irish and street gangs. Riots, violence, and crime were not uncommon. During prohibition times it was said that Hell’s Kitchen had more speakeasies than children.
Several attempts of neighborhood rebranding have taken place over the years. Clinton, Midtown West, and even the short-lived Hell’s Canyon are a few of the replacement names that have been used. Hell’s Kitchen has a lot of grit and no shortage of fortitude. A trendy name change seems doubtful.
Hell’s Kitchen benefited greatly from the Times Square clean up in the 1990’s. When crime rates lowered and adult theatres and prostitution disappeared, Times Square became less sleazier. Soon after, Hell’s Kitchen changed. The days of Gangsters, Irish immigrants, and rough and tumble housing tenements are part of its storied history. They’ve been replaced with bars, bodegas, restaurants, off broadway theatres, and luxury buildings. The recent completion of Hudson Yards and the Highline extension has brought new life into Hell’s Kitchen
Low-rises, brownstones, row houses and 5 to 6 floor walk ups with studio and one bedroom apartments are common in Hell’s Kitchen. The local zoning laws from previous years kept the building heights on the lower side. Over the past decade, developers have been granted exceptions to building height zoning laws and created more modern highrise developments.
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OLR ID: 1545377
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