67 Riverside Drive   Unit 1A

This high-first floor home on 79th and Riverside Drive underwent a slab-to-slab renovation rendering rare new construction in an historic pre-war, turn-of-the-century, boutique cooperative. Over 2,000 square-feet of immaculate well-thought out living space comprises 7.5 rooms: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, separate library, and a formal-dining room with an additional conservancy. The spacious windowed-kitchen features Smallbone cabinets, black marble counter-tops, Wolf range, Subzero refrigerator, Asko dishwasher, and a 42-bottle wine fridge. Throughout the residence there are immaculately restored ornate moldings, pocket doors, French doors, intricate and artistic stained-glass, window shutters, Baldwin hardware, Perrin & Rowe faucets, exquisitely ornate inlayed herringbone floors, and two decorative fireplaces. All systems are new including two-zone Central-Air-Conditioning, newly wired electric and plumbing, speakers throughout, sound-proof windows, recessed halogen lighting, and Cat-5 Ethernet hard-wired in multiple locations of each major room. The living-room and library have direct Park views and the dining room boasts tiger-sawn oak paneling and receives beautiful morning light. Both luxurious bathrooms are windowed, outfitted with Carrera marble, Waterworks and Kohler fixtures, and have heated floors. Within one of the bathrooms there is a large soaking tub, flat-screen television, and separate steam-shower. With board approval, an additional bathroom can easily be added; please see alternate floor plan option. There are custom California closets throughout including 'his and hers' in the master bedroom, and there is a vented Asko washer/dryer. The Riverdale is a Beaux Arts architectural masterpiece, steeped in history, designed by famed New York architect George Frederick Pelham, and built in 1907. The nine-story cooperative is extremely sound financially and physically with a low underlying mortgage and excellent maintenanc