The Opera at 2166 Broadway #12A

Offered for sale is a well-apportioned, quiet, and tastefully updated 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom at The Opera, on Broadway between West 76th and 77th Streets.Enjoying sweeping views and tremendous light on the 12th floor, apartment 12A opens into the great room, which has distinct spaces for arrival, dining, and living. A renovated open kitchen with paneled appliances and granite countertops provides ample space for prep and storage, and a peninsula for conversational cooking and casual dining. For storage and organization, there is a coat closet off the entryway and a wall of built-ins below the westward windows in each room.The apartments two winged bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms, are spanned by the 24-foot wide great room, and thus quietly isolated from one another. The master bedroom, complete with a walk-in closet, is entered through a small foyer off the living room, creating a secluded retreat.The Opera is a full service pre-war cooperative centrally located on the UWS. There is a 24-hour concierge, live in super, laundry on each floor, and storage/bike rooms (subject to availability). Highlights of the neighborhood include Citarella, Fairway, Westside Market, Trader Joes, Zabars, the JCC, the Museum of Natural History, the Beacon Theater, and many other cultural institutions and restaurants. Halfway between Central and Riverside Parks, The Opera is also convenient to public transit, including the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines and several bus lines.Now known as The Opera, 2166 Broadway was built in 1929 as The Manhattan Congregational Church & Manhattan Towers. The 23-story Gothic Revival tower was designed by Tillion & Tillion and developed by the Church as an income-producing property. The Church formerly occupied this Broadway parcel in a romantic but compact French Gothic sanctuary, designed by Stoughton & Stoughton in 1901, which was razed to make way for the congregations new skyward venture. An original 1901 cornerstone remains in place.