450 West End Avenue   Unit 17A

NOTE: 1ST BY APPOINTMENT SHOWING SUN 14SEP FROM 10:30AM-12PM - NOT AN OPEN HOUSE - MUST CALL/EMAIL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. In 1930, the renowned architectural duo of Russell M. Boak & Hyman F. Paris (disciples of Emery Roth) envisioned what is now one of West End Avenue's most treasured buildings - a formidable brick beauty adorned with unusual Jacobean ornamentation and famous for its extraordinarily large homes. This supremely scaled, proudly maintained, high floor, sunshiny corner residence is testament to that grand vision. Offering bright, open city and river views from both its attractive western and northern exposures, this rarely available, well crafted, sprawling residence has an appealing flow, a flexible floor plan, and comes with plenty of bragging rights: A grand foyer/gallery stretching nearly 23 feet; a large, deep, sunken Living Room with two exposures, herringbone floors, decorative fireplace and handsome built-ins; a huge and flexible Dining Room with two exposures and herringbone floors; a large butler's pantry area with Washer/Dryer; an oversized designer, eat-in, dual-windowed cook's kitchen with custom cabinetry, stone counters, and top-end appliances; a master bedroom suite with two exposures and space so large that one can explore carving out of it a third bedroom (see alternate plan); a big, en suite, windowed master marble bath; a comfortably-scaled, master-sized, full second bedroom suite on the other side of the residence and served by the classic guest bath; gorgeous Oak floors and soaring beamed ceilings throughout, and remarkably generous closet space - all in a top-notch, full-service, pet friendly building boasting private deeded storage, bike and laundry rooms, an over-scaled roof deck featuring postcard views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline, and a prime address offering the utmost in Westside convenience. In 1930, Boak & Paris envisioned grand beauty and grace on a prime West End Avenue block. In 2014, beauty and grac