Riverside Drive

A hidden treasure of Riverside Drive. South-facing beautiful, 2 bed/1 bath, high-ceilinged, pre-war coop apartment in a classic Riverside Drive 24-hour doorman building, the Riviera, with apalatial marble lobby in southern Washington Heights, two blocks from Harlem's Hamilton Heights.Loft-like open social space includes a full living area, as well as a dining space large enough to accommodate a Thanksgiving dinner, and an open, windowed contemporary kitchen with a Fisher-Paykel refrigerator, Bertazzoni stove, Bosch dishwasher and lots of storage space. East-facing small bedroom is bright and works well as a home office. At the other end of this long apartment is the primary bedroom with two windows set 90 degrees apart, offering east and southern exposures.Four closets, all larger than is typical of pre-World War I buildings. The Riviera offers ground-floor laundry and two rooms of storage lockers, bike room, and a staff of 11, porters, handymen, doormen plus a live-in super. Landmarked neighborhood, unknown to most New Yorkers, boasts great transportation, lots of greenery, open sky, gated planned garden and a museum with the world's second largest collection of Spanish and Portuguese art. An ever-growing supply of cafes, restaurants and a Bo's Bagels, which bakes delicious bagels on-site. Recreational space abounds: Riverside Park, as well as Riverbank Park with its Olympic-sized pool, skating rink and track, and the Hudson River pathway which circles Manhattan Island. Just down the block is the entrance to the Henry Hudson Parkway, one exit from the GWB. Apartment is in the immediate orbit of Columbia Irving Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital, City College, Columbia's new Manhattanville campus, and it's only a 15-minute subway ride to the original Morningside Columbia campus on 116th Street. Easily accessible to the Hudson Valley and New Jersey.