3015 Riverdale Ave APT 3H

This stunning one bedroom/ one bathroom apartment has been renovated and updated. It is sunny, open and it is exceptional. It has south and eastern exposure and garden views. When you enter this apartment you feel the grandeur. It has the original prewar details. The high ceilings, wainscott, the kitchen is separate from the living area, windows in each room, basket weave wood floors, beamed ceilings and recessed shelving, thick walls, floor to ceiling closets and a generous layout. Located in a setback elevator prewar building designed by Horace Ginsbern, the American architect that designed the first Art Deco building in the Bronx. Heat and hot water is included in the maintenance. Upon entering the apartment, you have a foyer with a double floor to ceiling closet. There is a seating area normally used as a dining room with four chairs, however, this area is presently used as a sitting area with a bench and water fall table. The windowed eat-in-kitchen has been renovated and has modern stainless steel appliances, wooden cabinets, granite counter top and pantry. The upholstered and wood breakfast nook seats three. The French door separates it from the common area. There is the traditional arch that opens up the gracious living room with double windows that has open street and skyline views. There is a floor to ceiling closet in the hallway. The renovated classic white windowed prewar bathroom has original details and white prewar tiles. The over sized bedroom has three windows, a wall of closets and open skyline and street views. The setback building has seasonal roses on trellises that lines the front of the building. The entrance pathway to the building has hand laid Italian bricks. It is surrounded by seasonal flora, trees and plants. At the end is a hill with a understated Zen fountain. The entrance to the building was renovated within the last few years. The elevator was replaced at that time as well. There is a intercom. The Art Deco lobby has a fireplace, stone floors and a period stairwell that ascends to the top floor. There is a laundry in the basement , service entrance and separate storage (outside vendor). There is a live-in-super and an assistant super. The bus stops for the Jitney to the Metro North, MTA local and express buses are across the street. Three blocks east of the avenue is the #1 subway. The building is adjacent to an intimate and famous park. You are a short distance to the Riverdale , Johnson and Broadway shopping streets, trendy and fast food restaurants, Starbucks, library, indoor and outdoor parking, Manhattan College, JFK H>S>, Charter and elementary schools, Riverdale Country, Ethical Culture, Horace Mann and Fieldston.