Updated 4 years ago
Off Market
453 West 43rd Street, B
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan | Ninth Ave & Tenth Ave
4 Rooms2 Beds2 BathsCo-op
$1,425,000
Maintenance$1,550
Listing Features
- Custom Closets
- Dining Alcove
- Duplex
- Exposed Brick
- Ground Floor
- Hardwood Floors
- High Ceilings
- In Wall Speakers
- Recessed Lighting
- Spiral Staircase
- W/D Hookups
- Adjoining Pantry
- Dishwasher
- Eat-in Kitchen
- Gourmet Kitchen
- Open Kitchen
- S Steel Appliances
- En Suite Bathroom
- Stall Shower
Outdoor space and views
- Garden [21'x19']
- North Exposure
Building Amenities
- Voice Intercom
- Laundry Room
Property Description for 453 West 43rd Street, B
A beautiful ‘hideaway’ in NYC awaits you, with 2 levels of finely-designed living space to luxuriate in and a fabulous private garden for outdoor enjoyment! Currently configured as a 1 bedroom (a 2nd bedroom can be easily added back in the dining area), this wonderful duplex occupying the first and lower levels of a boutique co-op is the ultimate Hell’s Kitchen gem. Interiors have been meticulously renovated and offer a seamless flow for living and entertaining. Relax and host guests in the elegant light-filled living room enriched by wide-plank hardwood floors and an exposed brick wall encasing a wood-burning fireplace. Glass doors lead out to the fabulous garden oasis with privacy fencing, built-in seating and planters, and lots of room for serving alfresco meals and cocktails. There’s even a convenient outdoor shed for extra storage!
The heart of the home is the sleek cook’s kitchen equipped with ample cabinetry, Carrara countertops, subway tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances by Bertazzoni and Bosch. Sip coffee and enjoy casual fare in the adjacent open dining area that overlooks the peaceful patio garden, complete with a built-in banquette with storage and painted exposed brick wall. The main floor additionally offers an elegant full bath, large closet, and laundry.
Descend the spiral staircase to the lower level presenting your spacious bedroom retreat, brightened by northern windows and lined with a wall of custom-outfitted closets. A hidden TV cabinet and dedicated linen closet complete the ambience. The stylish subway-tiled en-suite bath affords a pampered experience with an oversized marble shower behind glass and soothing Kohler rain head. Other highlights include smart home features like a Lutron lighting control system, 3-zone Bose indoor/outdoor in-ceiling audio and theater system with Bluetooth-ready in-wall speakers, a Mitsubishi split-system HVAC units, and virtual doorman.
Built in 1920, 453 West 43rd Street is an intimate 5-story cooperative with basement laundry and storage. Pets, pied-a-terres and sublets are allowed. The prime address on 43rd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues is across from Food Emporium, an indoor tennis club, the amazing Manhattan Plaza health club with a huge pool, rock-climbing wall and tennis/racquet ball courts, and a Citi Bike station. On the southern half of the street is a lovely park. Gotham West Market, Times Square, CVS, Target and other shops, restaurants, bars and cafes are also nearby, as is Highline Park and Hudson Yards. Getting around town is easy too with access to 12 subways and multiple bus lines!
Listing History for 453 West 43rd Street, B
Now
07/07/2022
POM by Bobby Larrea
Compass
05/31/2022
$1,425,000
Initial Price by Bobby Larrea
Compass
Building Details for 453 West 43rd Street
OwnershipCo-op
Building TypeLow-Rise
Service LevelVoice Intercom
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1920
Floors/Apts5/14
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal
0.27 miles
Times Sq-42 St
0.43 miles
50 St
0.44 miles
49 St
0.49 miles
Citi Bike
W 43 St & 10 Ave
0.06 miles
W 42 St & Dyer Ave
0.06 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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