353 W 120TH Street #1

Rare opportunity to rent the owners' duplex (plus a finished basement) in a beautiful Harlem townhouse, half a block from Morningside Park. The recently-renovated apartment features 3 bedrooms plus a another room where you can set up a work area, and 2 1/2 baths. The main entrance to the home is up the front stoop, one flight up from the sidewalk. The front door opens to a large open room that is over 60 feet long, with 10+ foot high ceilings, a white kitchen with natural stone countertops, a breakfast bar and Viking stainless steel appliances, a living area with a wood-burning fire place, a large dining area, a powder room, and a room with a door that can be closed off for use as a bedroom, work area or library. There is a deck off this floor, with a grill. The lower floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The Primary Bedrppm has direct access to the 850sf private garden, a walk-in-closet and a large bathroom that includes a soaking tub. The 575sf finished basement is below; it has a laundry room, a large freezer for extra storage, and the best childrens' activity room I have seen in NYC, with rock climbing holds, a suspended punching bag, handles to climb the ceiling, as well as other climbing materialsand you have it all to yourself. Unobstructed Southern light all day in the front, total peace and quiet in the back. Abundant closet and storage space. Cats and dogs are permitted; smoking is not.