323 W 101ST Street

From the minute you step into the parlour floor, with its shining, deep red Brazilian Cherry wood floors, the warm elegance of this 20 ft-wide townhouse strikes you. Such space and openness is a rare treat in Manhattan. Create a dazzling owners quadruplex, or move into the owners duplex and collect rental income from the top two floors. You will find charm and beauty on every floor, from the cheery, well-kept garden to the original decorative fireplaces throughout the building?all while living just half a block from Riverside Park. LAYOUT Garden Level (Lower Level of Owners Duplex): This floor holds two bedrooms, front and back. The front bedroom includes a linen closet, a full bath, large bay windows, and an entrance to the street. The roomy back bedroom has a rustic charm to it, with exposed brick along one wall, floor-to-ceiling wooden wardrobes (one of which contains a washer and dryer), hardwood floors, and glass doors leading to the garden. Beyond the back bedroom in the extension is an office with a view of the garden. In the bright and manicured garden, you will find strawberries, azaleas, and bleeding hearts, while a strong tree provides shade in the summer. Parlour Level (Upper Level of Owners Duplex): From the front entryway, you enter into a beautiful foyer with a red brick-pattern decorative fireplace. The glowing, red-brown Brazilian cherry floors are a striking feature of this floor. Through grand double doors you will find the living room, with tall bay windows that look out onto the street. Through another pair of wooden double doors is the parlour rear, currently used as a dining room, with Victorian-inspired red wallpaper that creates a feeling of warmth. In both the living and dining rooms, you will find candelabra-style chandeliers and white decorative fireplaces with mirrored overmantels. The dining room leads to a kitchen in the extension with red Brazilian tile. This kitchen adjoins a half-bath. Third Floor: This floor contains a roomy floor-through two-bedroom apartment. At the front of the building you will find the bedrooms, one of which features tall bay windows and a decorative fireplace in white and beige. A renovated full bath also rests on this floor. In the rear of the building is a living room with two shuttered bay windows looking onto the garden, a white and sky-blue decorative fireplace, a renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and red Brazilian tile, as well as a private terrace. Fourth Floor: The floor-through apartment continues the same layout as the third-floor apartment: two bedrooms at the front (one with shuttered bay windows), a full bath, and a kitchen and living room in the rear. The living room has a decorative fireplace. Cellar Level: This cellar benefits from good ceiling height and plenty of space. The gas meters are in a closet at the back of the building, while the Weil McLain furnace and water heaters are up front. Note that the real estate taxes are exceptionally low, at $16,429. The money saved can pay for a significantly larger mortgage, if you choose.