161 West 86th Street, #2A

Apartment 2A at 161 West 86th Street is a grand and gracious 10-room home on a prime Upper West Side block within a few blocks of both Central Park and Riverside Park. Incredibly expansive with massive rooms throughout, the approximately 3,000(+/-) square foot layout features four to five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two original staff rooms, one currently configured as a large laundry room. With endless layout possibilities, the home has been well-maintained by the same owner for several decades and is prime for customization.

Old-world details and scale are plentiful throughout with pretty hardwood floors (herringbone in the living room and gallery), crown, baseboard, and picture frame moldings, 11’-high ceilings, grand picture windows, and an elegant decorative fireplace. The home can easily accommodate entertaining on a large scale with massive formal spaces including living room, formal dining room, and eat-in kitchen each approximately 25 feet, as well as an impressive entrance gallery spanning nearly 30 feet. The living room and two bedrooms (including the primary) face south drawing in lovely light and exposing tree-lined block views.

The eat-in kitchen is massive with enough space for a large pantry and dining area. Every bedroom is incredibly spacious with a split layout allowing for privacy and numerous guests and work from home options. Bathrooms are in their original condition. Rare to prewar layouts, there is an amazing amount of closet storage throughout.

This superbly positioned grand scale classic Upper West Side home is rare to market blending all the best of prewar scale and detail with abundant flexibility for living and entertaining.

161 West 86th Street is an elegant prewar cooperative building with doorman services from 7:00 am - 1:00 am daily, as well as a live-in superintendent and handyman.

The 12-story building was built in 1914 and converted into cooperative in 1980. Amenities include private storage bins in basement that are assigned to each apartment, bicycle storage, and a planted roof garden with open city views. Pets are permitted with some restrictions.