Apartment 1A

The Eighty-Third Street Brownstone is a five-story walk-up at 120 W 83rd St, built in 1892 and home to just nine apartments. It's the kind of building the Upper West Side is known for, a stoop out front and a block of brownstones in either direction, and it sits half a block from Central Park. Corbel & Stoop runs it with a live-in superintendent, smart package lockers, a bike storage room and private storage cages, and cats and dogs are welcome. Inside, the homes lean into their prewar character. Studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms share original hardwood floors, exposed brick, tall windows and subway-tile baths, several with decorative fireplace mantels, with gas ranges throughout and dishwashers in the one- and two-bedroom plans. Apartments face either east or west, so you can choose between morning light and afternoon sun, and lower floors trade the climb for proximity to the street. The neighborhood sits between Central Park and Riverside Park, with Lincoln Center within walking distance. The American Museum of Natural History is a 2-minute walk, Shake Shack Upper West Side is 3 minutes away, and Levain Bakery is about 7. For the subway, the B and C stop at 81 St-Museum of Natural History is a 5-minute walk, the 1 runs at 79 St and 86 St, and the 2 and 3 express trains stop at 72 St.