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153Units
12Stories
1908Year Built
$6.5MValue Range
Available Units
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Highlights
Concierge
P.S. 87 William Sherman Rated A
Steam Room
Fitness Center
Gated Community
3 min walk to Riverside Park
Living history: The Apthorp offers modern conveniences in landmarked building
Not everyone wants to live in a historic building. But for those who do, The 12-story, limestone-clad Apthorp offers a “historic provenance coupled with modern amenities and finishes,” according to Robert Graves, an agent at Douglas Elliman who represents the largest residence ever listed in the building. Built in 1908 by William Waldorf Astor, The Apthorp was one of the first buildings with a central drive-in courtyard and “an outstanding example of Italian Renaissance architecture,” according to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which designated the building as such in 1969. Taking up an entire city block between Broadway and West End Avenue and West 78th and 79th streets, The Apthorp has been home to a long list of celebrities, from choreographer George Balanchine to Emmy Award-winning actress Amanda Seyfried, who gave Architectural Digest a tour of her renovated residence on the building’s top floor in 2023. For “When Harry Met Sally” writer Nora Ephron — who lived in the building from the 1980s to the early 2000s — the landscaped courtyard was a big draw of her then-rent stabilized apartment. “Enter the courtyard, and the city falls away; you find yourself in the embrace of a beautiful sheltered park,” she wrote in The New Yorker in 2006. Around that time, the building was refreshed with new amenities and converted to condos. In addition to its history and private-park-like courtyard, New Yorkers gravitate to the building’s location and its proximity to parks, museums and New York institutions like Zabar’s gourmet food emporium.
Classic pre-war details meet contemporary design
Residences offer a mix of old and new, including a slate of pre-war details like tall ceilings, spacious floor plans, working fireplaces and oversized windows. Most have also been renovated to meet the needs of today’s New Yorkers. For example, a nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom home represented by Graves offers the original decorative moldings and working wood-burning fireplaces. There’s also radiant-floor heating, updated temperature-control systems and an eat-in kitchen with Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Miele appliances. The unit “highlights The Apthorp’s original architectural grandeur while integrating modern conveniences,” Graves says. Another two-bedroom — owned and renovated by designer Jennifer Post, who made her home in the building for 25 years — offers an entirely modern take. Her $5 million pad is a white jewel box space with clean lines, contemporary fixtures and finishes and pops of color throughout. On the other end of the spectrum, a five-bedroom unit that has not been renovated asks $4.75 million.
Modern amenities in a landmarked building
The Apthorp has entrances on Broadway and West End Avenue, where the huge, monogrammed gates lead directly to the famed courtyard and driveway. The building offers a 6,500-square-foot amenity suite, which includes a gym, yoga studio, steam room and sauna. There’s also a residents’ lounge with a pool table and a bar and kitchen, a children’s play room and four staffed lobbies. The building also has an on-site parking and a live-in building manager. “Designated landmark buildings like the Apthorp create a distinct sense of place, connect us to our shared history, and help make New York City such a vibrant and exciting place to live, work, and visit,” according to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Blocks from some of the city’s best specialty food stores
Riverside Park is two blocks from The Apthorp, so residents can be strolling along the Hudson in a matter of minutes. Central Park is three blocks to the east. There’s an original Banksy mural, “Hammer Boy,” on West 79th Street, while The Beacon Theatre — which hosts musical performances by the likes of blue musician Bonnie Raitt and Rhiannon Giddens, a MacArthur Foundation fellow who played banjo on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album — is on Broadway between West 74th and West 75th streets. The area has several bars and restaurants, including the Dublin House, an old-school pub marked with a huge neon harp sign. The building also lies between some of New York’s best specialty food stores: Zabar’s, famous for bagels and smoked fish spreads, and Citarella, which offers an array of prepped foods and high-end ingredients. There’s also a Fairway on Broadway for other staples.
Walkable to the 1 train
The 1 train stops at the corner of Broadway and West 79th Street, as does the crosstown M79 bus for service to the east side. Express 2 and 3 trains stop a few blocks south at West 72nd Street. Drivers can access the Henry Hudson Parkway via West 79th Street.
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Area Factors
Low Crime
Crime Score®
3/ 10
Very Bikeable
Bike Score®
86/ 100
Walker's Paradise
Walk Score®
99/ 100
Rider's Paradise
Transit Score®
100/ 100
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Parks in this Area
Riverside Park
3 min walk
Henry Neufeld Playground
4 min walk
Playground
Parking Lot
Tecumseh Playground
4 min walk
Basketball
Picnic Area
Soccer
South Lawn
6 min walk
Hippo Playground
6 min walk
Playground
Classic Playground
6 min walk
Verdi Square
7 min walk
Picnic Area
Trails
Theodore Roosevelt Park
7 min walk
Dog Park
Picnic Area
Trails
Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
9 min walk
Basketball
Picnic Area
Trails
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