Description

For the first time in years, A RARE opportunity to purchase a high floor, 2 bedroom apartment with large terrace and full city views at Chatham Towers! This large, bright apartment boasts nearly 1,100 square foot of space, with an oversized 23' living room, a large primary bedroom with room for a king-sized bed and all of your furniture, and a generous second bedroom. The apartment is in estate condition and in need of upgrades. The two 25-story towers at 170 and 180 Park Row are known as Chatham Towers, a full service cooperative. The coop is fully staffed by 24 hour doormen, porters, maintenance staff, and live-in super. Pet friendly. Co-Purchasing and Pied-a-Terres are allowed. Underground parking available for shareholders. Laundry on site. A meticulously landscaped private garden with benches and tables is your oasis within the city. Accessible location that is steps to TriBeCa, Chinatown, Little Italy, Soho and the Financial District. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge or visit the South Street Seaport. Subways all around – 4,5,6 at Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall, A,C,2,3 at Chambers Street, and J,Z at Chambers Street are all within walking distance. Chatham Towers, George Shimamoto's brutalist masterpiece for Kelly & Gruzen, received a Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects. The buildings are well known for their sculptural form and innovative double glazed pivoting windows, representing a high point of New York City postwar housing. Designed in 1959 and built between 1963 and 1965, the buildings are well documented in texts on important New York architecture including, Robert A.M. Stern et. al, "New York 1960", and Andrew Alpern, "New York's Fabulous Luxury Apartments with Original Floor Plans from the Dakota, River House, Olympic Tower and Other Great Buildings". Some Interior photos have been virtually staged.