2 Charlton Street #6-J

Charm and style abound in this beautifully renovated split two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op on a delightful Hudson Square block called one of the city's best hidden gems. Take in gleaming wide-plank hardwood floors, tall ceilings and expansive art walls the moment you arrive in this bright and airy abode. Stretching 27 feet long, the expansive living room provides generous footprint for seating and dining areas alongside open-sky eastern views overlooking Father Fagan Park. The modern kitchen is a masterwork in efficiency and design thanks to rich wood lower cabinetry topped in snow white counters with floating shelves above. The upscale stainless appliances include a gas cooktop, oven, freezer-bottom refrigerator and dishwasher. Wake up to historic architectural views the spacious primary bedroom, where you'll find king-size proportions and a custom walk-in closet with built-in shoe storage. In fact, a total of five closets throughout the home ensure storage will never be a concern. The updated bathroom dazzles with white herringbone tiled floors and a large tub/shower. Across the living room, French doors open to the sunny second bedroom, the perfect destination for a media room, nursery or luxurious home office. Through-the-wall air-conditioning adds year-round comfort to this wonderful Downtown retreat. 2 Charlton is a stunning postwar brick cooperative where residents enjoy 24-hour doorman service, live-in superintendent, laundry facilities, a lovely common garden and a parking garage accessible from the building's elevator. Pets, co-purchasing, parents buying for employed children, gifting and 75 percent financing are permitted with board approval. Subletting, pieds--terre, guarantors, LLCs and diplomats/HB1 visa holders are not permitted. Bordered by both the Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District and the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District, this home sits alongside Charlton Street's long row of intact Federal and early Greek Revival houses. In fact a historic designation report notes, 'To walk these streets is as delightful and unexpected a step into the past as to walk up Cheyne Row in London.' This wonderful Hudson Square location offers direct access to the city's media and tech hub, with Tribeca, SoHo and Greenwich Village minutes away. Enjoy outstanding shopping, dining, nightlife, galleries and museums, including Trader Joe's, the Film Forum and Children's Museum of the Arts. Hudson River Park offers 500 acres of waterfront outdoor space and recreation, and the Whitney, Little Island and The High Line are all within reach. Transportation from this central district is a breeze with 1, A/C/E, B/D/F/M and R/W trains, excellent bus service, CitiBikes and the Holland Tunnel nearby.