409 West 261st Street

Extraordinary, one of a kind building. Classic 1920 construction 3 story 3 apartment house totally renovated to incorporate the best of modern technology including a full energy efficiency retrofit. This Double lot offers privacy and includes a 2 car garage, 3 additional driveway spaces. Large private grass side yard. First and second floors with original oak floors with parquet inlay. Every apartment prewired for high-speed internet and cable (RJ6/CAT6). High security locks (Medeco on all doors). Each apartment with their own dedicated storage room in basement. First floor: 3 bedroom 2 bathroom. Living room and den separated by pocket doors to combine spaces if preferred. High ceilings with ceiling fans in addition to HVAC. Individual climate control in each room. Backup heating/cooling minisplit serves Dining and Living rooms. Fully renovated and includes: Kitchen with granite countertops, modern wood cabinetry, updated energy efficient SS appliances (Fisher Paykill Fridge/Freezer, dish washer, electric range, microwave oven) Has easy access to coin operated Washer/dryer in basement. Second floor: 4 bedroom 1 bathroom. Bonus half bath located down back stairs in basement. Gorgeous sunlit apartment. Very large living room. Large formal dining room. High ceilings with ceiling fans in addition to HVAC. Individual climate control in each room. Backup heating/cooling minisplit serves Dining and Living rooms .Main bedroom sound insulated walls. Partial sound insulation to the floor below with airkrete. In unit clothes washer/dryer. Fully renovated and includes: kitchen with granite countertops, modern wood cabinetry, updated energy efficient SS appliances (Fisher Paykill Fridge/Freezer, Double dishwasher, gas/electric stove (Bosch), microwave oven, pantry. Bathroom with radiant electric heated floor. Balcony to the front of the house (made child safe). Third floor: 2 bedroom 2 bathroom. Storage loft with beautiful cast iron stairway. Extra storage space over rooms. Expansive view over the rooftops of northern Riverdale in all directions. Watch sunrise and sunsets through many windows and two skylights. Windows with adjustable top down/bottom up shades. Main bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Both bathrooms with radiant heated floors. Loft ceilings with ceiling fans. Wide plank Maple wood floors. In unit clothes washer/dryer. Open plan eating area. Kitchen with granite countertops, modern wood cabinetry, updated energy efficient SS appliances (Fisher Paykill Fridge/Freezer, electric stove (Bosch), microwave oven, large pantry. Floors and plumbing pipes are all sound insulated to the floor below (second floor). Individual climate control for every room. Apartment has a MIRV6 air filter with energy efficient fresh air exchange that removes allergens, dust, viruses etc. Entire house with extensive energy efficient features: All windows European Tilt/Turn Triple pane. All walls (with a few exceptions) fully insulated. Third floor walls and roof constructed with state of the art extra energy efficient building materials and techniques including: Airkrete insulation (foamed concrete: energy efficient, fireproof, No VOCs, kills any bugs, repels rodents). Note - airkrete utilized in other areas of the house where possible, but not as consistently. Aerogel insulation utilized in areas with space limitations. This is NASA developed technology and utilizes vacuum foamed silica and is the most energy efficient insulation currently known (R10 cf R4 for standard materials). Phase change material (keeps living space temperature climate controlled passively during day/night cycle). Works like ice melting and freezing, but at room temperature. Copperflect radiant barrier. Blocks heat flow instead of slowing it down like with standard insulation. Roof, ceiling and walls wired with temperature sensors to monitor energy fluxes and demonstrate extraordinary energy efficiency and temperature stability. We have documented temperatures of 130-140F in the roof deck while the living space stays at 72F. HVAC highly energy efficient for whole house: Solar electric (PV) roof panels. N.B. Owners electric bill is Zero! Solar thermal panels (under PV panels) which contribute solar thermal hot water Two gas hot water boilers. Main is condensing 98% efficient 200,000 BTU (way overkill). Back up boiler is older model 80,000 BTU boiler. Note - when the main boiler has been down for maintenance during a cold spell, the backup boiler easily provides all necessary hot water and heat to the house. Tenants pay for their own electric and most of their cooling bills. All apartments and rooms plumbed with iVectors, which provide heating or cooling via hot/cold water from the basement. Highly energy efficient. All apartments provided with their own heat pump for generating cold water during cooling season. Note - a very neat design feature of the solar thermal panels is that they RUN IN REVERSE during the summer and radiate HEAT into space at night which makes the cooling more efficient and less expensive for tenants. This is monitored and very cool graphics are available for when this is working. Basement floor with radiant heating Garage and driveway pre-plumbed for electric car charging. All apartments have security buzzer/intercom to front door. Plumbing lead free copper pipes. All apartments and rooms with central but individually controlled heating/cooling units. Basement sewer lines replaced in 2016 with brand new steel pipes (made in America). Basement pre-plumbed with extra gas line, but given current craziness over natural gas usage, probably would never be approved for use in apartments 1 or 3. Basement storage area to front of house is semi-finished and has pre-plumbed heating pipes, and drainage pipes to potentially make a 2 bedroom and updated full bathroom for an additional living space. It is at 50%+ above grade level. This would require an additional exit door which could be built toward the driveway, or via the storage closet to the base of the front entrance stairs. Close to Riverdale Ave. Buses, # 1 Train and Metro North many restaurants and stores. First floor apartment currently rented for $3100 monthly.