20 West 131st Street

This recently constructed house comprises 2 units on 6 floors. The larger residence is 4 floors of unobstructed light: there are floor to ceiling windows throughout the entire house. The interior glass doors create a bright ambiance that is very rare in townhouses. The living area is at the back of the house and was designed to provide the largest living area possible, and take full advantage of the southern exposure, creating a bright, airy living space. Even the staircases were designed to ensure the projection of daylight throughout the house.

You will never need more bathrooms: the larger unit alone has 4 of them. And the upstairs unit has FIVE different outdoors spaces: three balconies, a terrace, and a duplex roof deck. One of the balconies has a gas line installed, ready for hookup to a barbecue.

The smaller downstairs unit is bright, modern and spacious, boasts 5 rooms on two floors, and 1 baths. An unusual design feature of this property is that the ceilings of the lower floor are 9 feet high, creating a much larger sense of space than lower floors of most townhouses. The masonry retaining walls of the original house that was built on this site more than a hundred years ago are incorporated into the design, creating a very special look and feel.

Since this house is only 7 years old everything is in mint, move-in condition. Both units have modern kitchens and appliances, central air conditioning, washers and dryers, and their own heating units. This property is centrally located: it's a short walk to the 2 & 3, and the 4, 5 & 6 trains, Metro North's 125th Street station, and within a few minutes' walk of some of the neighborhood's best and most exciting restaurants and nightspots.