Building: 526 West 111th Street

526 West 111th Street, located between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in Morningside Heights offers the best of New York City. It is a distinctive pre-war building on one of the most spectacular streets in Upper Manhattan. From yoga to yogurt, the neighborhood offers easy access to a full-range of services, multiple transportation options, and places you at the door to some of the city’s most venerated institutions and public spaces. Best of all, because of its close proximity to Columbia University (five blocks to the north), 526 W. 111th St. is the building of choice for Columbia students, faculty, and anyone vested in the Columbia community.

Once out the door, residents can follow the tree-lined street east just half a block to the tranquility of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York’s most majestic church as well as a nexus of academic, cultural, spiritual, energy. A few steps to the west is Broadway, which provides every service imaginable and a most impressive range of food options (including West Side Market and Tom’s Restaurant, the famous diner immortalized on the TV sitcom Seinfeld.) Finally, a few steps beyond Broadway is Riverside Park, one of the city’s most famous and best-loved green spaces, which overlooks the Hudson River.

In addition to the pleasures of Morningside Heights, 526 West 111th Street is an extremely desirable building. Built in 1925, the six-story structure is notable for its many architectural details, such as the second-floor façade’s whimsical alto relief plaques of figures depicting different trades—a style common in academic buildings of the 1920s. A few floors above, four gargoyles watch over the property and its residents, while the roof’s distinctive balustrade provides an elegant crown. The building plan is structured around a courtyard, providing air and light to the apartments. The lobby’s marble floor, huge fireplace, and Tudor arches are delightful reminders of the fine craftsmanship of a bygone era. The apartments are undergoing extensive renovations and will offer many contemporary features. The building is pet-friendly, offers laundry facilities on the premises, a live-in resident manager, and an intercom system.

This boutique rental provides excellent access to transportation. Less than 500 feet away is the 1 train; the 2, 3, A, C, B and D trains and Broadway buses are all within blocks. Close proximity to the Henry Hudson Parkway makes weekend getaways a breeze.