450 West 147th St. #65

Up in the treetops and just around the corner from two express trains, this bright, airy, pre-war two-bedroom in a landmark (elevator) building has ten-foot ceilings, original French doors, a fireplace, cast-iron tub, and picture and bay windows with open W/N/E views.

The apartment’s old world sense of scale extends to the separate eat-in kitchen (complete with new granite counters and stainless GE appliances). Both the front room, which can double as a spacious study/guest room, and the master bedroom can easily accommodate king size beds and multiple dressers. The living/dining room has an entire wall of windows that frame an eight-foot pull-down movie screen (along with ceiling mounted projector and Dolby Surround Sound system). There’s lots of storage as well: three giant closets and a bike room in the basement.

Harlem’s Sugar Hill/Hamilton Heights historic district is filled with beautiful, century-old buildings. And within just two to three blocks there are multiple supermarkets, cafes, cocktail lounges, juice bars, Japanese, Indian and Ethiopian restaurants.

If you’ve never lived right next to a station with multiple subway lines on different levels, you have no idea of the speed with which you can count on getting virtually anywhere. It’s two stops