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Listing Courtesy of Keller Williams NYC
$ 1,175,000
Est. payment /mo
New
435 Convent Avenue #54 Manhattan, NY 10031
4 Beds
2 Baths
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Key Details
Property Type Condo, Coop
Sub Type coops
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Subdivision Hamilton Heights
MLS Listing ID RLS20092828
Style Beaux Arts,Prewar
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 2
HOA Fees $1,891/mo
HOA Y/N Yes
Year Built 1909
Property Sub-Type coops
Property Description
Welcome to The Garrison Apartments, one of Hamilton Heights' most distinguished and historically significant prewar residential buildings. Converted into a cooperative in 1929 — the first on Sugar Hill — this intimate, 29-unit landmark is a six-story Beaux-Arts gem whose gracious lobby immediately signals that you've arrived somewhere truly special.
NYC-landmarked and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Garrison was a magnet for the luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. Poet Countee Cullen called it home, as did Jules Bledsoe — the first major Black opera star in the United States and the original voice behind Ol' Man River in Jerome Kern's Show Boat — along with the Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Sr. and his son, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and many other noted Harlemites. Within these walls, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston collaborated on Mule Bone, their celebrated and only joint theatrical work.
Apartment 54 is the kind of home most Manhattan buyers can only dream of finding. A rare true four-bedroom residence, it offers 9.5-foot ceilings, original wood-paneled doors, exquisite period molding, and a wainscoted living room — architectural details that speak to a craftsmanship simply not replicated today. The open living and dining room layout offers the flexibility to be restored to its original configuration as two gracious, formal rooms — ideal for those who entertain or simply want to be in a setting that really feels like a home. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms, this apartment delivers that most coveted of Manhattan luxuries: genuine space.
Building amenities include an elevator, ButterflyMX video security, a storage room, bike storage, a laundry room, a beautifully maintained shareholder garden, and a live-in superintendent. Please note: cats are welcome; no dogs, no subletting, no in-unit washer/dryer.
The location is exceptional for its convenient transportation and outdoor activity choices. Just blocks away are the 28-acre Riverbank State Park on the Hudson, and the newly renovated 11-acre Jackie Robinson Park, complete with indoor and outdoor gym facilities, baseball diamonds, basketball and volleyball courts, and a bandshell for community concerts. The 145th Street A/B/C/D express subway station is one block away, putting Midtown Manhattan just 15 minutes from your door.
The neighborhood is anchored by several outstanding cultural and educational institutions: the City University of New York, Columbia University just one subway stop away, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Harlem School of the Arts, Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling and the Hispanic Society Museum & Library - one of the world's premier collections of Spanish and Latin American art.
To schedule a private appointment and experience firsthand the kind of home that only a great prewar building can offer, please contact Marianne Spraggins at 646.494.2865.
NYC-landmarked and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Garrison was a magnet for the luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. Poet Countee Cullen called it home, as did Jules Bledsoe — the first major Black opera star in the United States and the original voice behind Ol' Man River in Jerome Kern's Show Boat — along with the Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Sr. and his son, Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and many other noted Harlemites. Within these walls, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston collaborated on Mule Bone, their celebrated and only joint theatrical work.
Apartment 54 is the kind of home most Manhattan buyers can only dream of finding. A rare true four-bedroom residence, it offers 9.5-foot ceilings, original wood-paneled doors, exquisite period molding, and a wainscoted living room — architectural details that speak to a craftsmanship simply not replicated today. The open living and dining room layout offers the flexibility to be restored to its original configuration as two gracious, formal rooms — ideal for those who entertain or simply want to be in a setting that really feels like a home. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms, this apartment delivers that most coveted of Manhattan luxuries: genuine space.
Building amenities include an elevator, ButterflyMX video security, a storage room, bike storage, a laundry room, a beautifully maintained shareholder garden, and a live-in superintendent. Please note: cats are welcome; no dogs, no subletting, no in-unit washer/dryer.
The location is exceptional for its convenient transportation and outdoor activity choices. Just blocks away are the 28-acre Riverbank State Park on the Hudson, and the newly renovated 11-acre Jackie Robinson Park, complete with indoor and outdoor gym facilities, baseball diamonds, basketball and volleyball courts, and a bandshell for community concerts. The 145th Street A/B/C/D express subway station is one block away, putting Midtown Manhattan just 15 minutes from your door.
The neighborhood is anchored by several outstanding cultural and educational institutions: the City University of New York, Columbia University just one subway stop away, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Harlem School of the Arts, Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling and the Hispanic Society Museum & Library - one of the world's premier collections of Spanish and Latin American art.
To schedule a private appointment and experience firsthand the kind of home that only a great prewar building can offer, please contact Marianne Spraggins at 646.494.2865.
Location
Interior
Furnishings Unfurnished
Fireplace No
Laundry Building In Basement, Common On Floor, In Basement
Exterior
View Y/N No
Present Use Residential,Single Family
Private Pool No
Building
Dwelling Type Multi Family
Story 6
New Construction No
Others
Pets Allowed Pets Allowed
Tax ID 2063-0046-00435-000-0000054
Ownership Stock Cooperative
Monthly Total Fees $1, 891
Security Features Closed Circuit Camera(s)
Special Listing Condition Standard
Pets Allowed Building Cats OK, Cats OK
RLS Data display by The Jintoorkar Team