308 West 103rd Street, 3-B

This 3rd floor home in Park View Towers combines features in a way that makes it exceptional. The south facing bed alcove window and the living room's big sliding glass door open onto your big private terrace and fill the apartment with natural light. The neighboring building to the south is only 5 stories tall, so it blocks wind without blocking light and you get to enjoy the beautiful treetops that rise up from the courtyard below your terrace. Most studios with terraces on the upper west side are in townhouse walk-ups, but here you enjoy the convenience of an elevator. The walk-in closet gives you outstanding organization and storage thanks to a custom California Closet system that optimizes that space. Elegant marble tile covers the walls and floor in the stylish contemporary bathroom, and cabinets between the full wall mirrored medicine cabinet and ceiling keep the bathroom supplies tidy, organized, and put away. The very functional kitchen has a 4-burner range and standard size stainless steel fridge as well as a polished stone countertop and floor. If you value coherence in style and utility, you'll feel right at home here.

Park View Towers is a nicely situated well-managed co-op with good financials where you'll enjoy living. Residents of this pet friendly building share a beautiful common roof deck, a central laundry room, a full-time live-in super and a part-time doorman. There are storage lockers and a bike room. Cyclists and bird lovers will especially enjoy the proximity of Riverside Park - just a half block away - the best place in the city to see peregrine falcons and where the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway connects with the Empire State Trail so you can ride a bike from the Battery all the way to Montreal. The bike ride to, say, Greenwich Village is a leisurely 30 minutes along the scenic Hudson River - about the same time it takes to catch the 1 train downtown at 103rd and Broadway. The amenities you expect to find on the Upper West Side are easily accessible - Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, West Side Market, a tremendous variety of dining, entertainment, and fitness options - all within a few easy blocks. No other alcove studio in the city gives you this much.

3% flip tax split between buyers and sellers. Co-purchases, guarantors, and pied-a-terre buyers are allowed at the board's discretion.