Apartment 5A

Riverside Heights is a five-story walk-up at 601 W 163rd St, built in 1915 and home to twelve apartments, with glimpses of the Hudson River. Corbel & Stoop runs the building with a live-in superintendent, smart package lockers, a bike storage room and private storage cages, and cats and dogs are welcome. The homes keep their prewar character: original hardwood floors, exposed brick, tall windows and subway-tile baths, and half the homes keep a decorative fireplace mantel. The mix is broad, from studios and one-bedrooms to two-bedrooms and three-bedrooms with one and a half baths and in-unit washers and dryers. Every home has a gas range, and the one-bedroom and larger homes add a dishwasher. Apartments face east, west or the street. This corner of Washington Heights sits between Riverside Drive's Hudson River views and the busy food scene along Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue, with Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters to the north. The 168 St station, with the A and the 1, is a 1-minute walk. Key Food Supermarkets is 2 minutes away, Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron and Starbucks Coffee Company are about 3, and Columbia University School of Nursing is a 4-minute walk. The 1 also stops at 157 St, and the A at 175 St and 181 St.