435 Convent Ave. #21

Welcome to The Garrison at 435 Convent Avenue, a well-maintained cooperative situated on a quiet corner of the Sugar Hill / Hamilton Heights Historic District in Harlem. This remarkable pre-war residence at once welcoming and generous is an invitation to find true sanctuary amid the bustle of the city.

Designed by the prolific firm of Neville and Bagge in 1910, the building’s apartments mimicked the appointments albeit smaller versions of elements found in townhouses of shaving rooms, maid’s quarters and mantels. The layout of this elegant L-shaped home boasts north and west as major exposures while four interior spaces open south to face the building’s central courtyard. Opening ensuite are three public rooms – the library, dining room and living room. While the latter features the original decorative mirror and fire mantel it is the detail of the dining room adorned in quarter-sewn oak wainscotting crowned with a coffered ceiling that sets the tone of an earlier time. Three bedrooms, one and a half baths and a family-sized kitchen complete the expansive footprint.

The luxury of space, proportion, light, and detail of this residence offers unlimited possibilities for gracious living and entertaining.

The Garrison, built as a rental in 1910 converted to become Harlem’s first cooperative in 1929, is a 6-story, 29-unit apartment building. It is elevatored offering an intercom video security system, general storage, bicycle racks, a laundry room and a common area garden. The superintendent resides on the premises.

The building does not allow sublets, dogs or washer/dryers in apartments.