440 West End Avenue   Unit 8C

This "classic 5" coop, with 2-bedrooms, 2-baths, and a formal dining room, in this classic, full-service, doorman building, gets good light, with most windows facing south onto quiet, tree-lined, W 81st Street. The last renovation, many years ago, added new wiring and modified the floor plan to create an eat-in kitchen, larger formal dining room (easily converted to a bedroom), and a more open common area, while maintaining well-sized rooms and a spacious feeling. Please see current, original and alternate floor plans. (Changes to the current floor plan require board approval.) Double-paned windows open easily for cleaning.Original herringbone, oak hardwood floors; high, beamed ceilings, solid core wooden doors with glass & brass knobs, are among the pre-war details in the home. The building, with 24-hr doorman, live-in super, and full-time staff, was built in 1928 by renowned architects Schwartz & Gross, who believed in large, well-designed rooms with sensible floor plans and lots of closets. Fine terrazzo marble floors are throughout the building's common areas, including the elegant, recently renovated lobby. There's a newly remodeled, planted roof-deck with a small garden where you can cut fresh herbs for your next recipe. W/D are allowed (with board approval) in the apartment and all residents have access to the common laundry room, bike room and children's playroom. In the lasting tradition of old-world elegance, mail is delivered directly to your door.This prime location is close to subways, buses, Central and Riverside Parks, The American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium, The Children's Museum of Manhattan, Zabar's, Trader Joe's, Citarella's, and Fairway, dining, entertainment, and more.Most pets, allowed (with board approval). There is an assessment of $105.01/mo through Dec. 2019. Sorry, no pieds-?-terre. Please note: some photos are virtually staged.