545 West End Ave. #1C

Nestled in the heart of the Upper West Side, this immaculate high first floor one bedroom apartment (the windowsills are six feet from the ground) allows you to enter the apartment through the lobby without using an elevator, allowing you to easily avoid crowding.The apartment has large well-proportioned rooms with bordered hardwood floors, windows in every room, 9-foot ceilings, new crown moldings and baseboards, and a renovated kitchen and bath. There is ample storage in the apartment; the closets, including a walk-in closet in the entry hall, have been outfitted by California Closets. Best of all there is lovely light all day from the large south-facing windows in the kitchen, living room and bedroom.The beautifully renovated and well-designed cook’s kitchen has ceiling high custom cabinets with soft closed drawers and under cabinet lighting, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and floor. The windowed bathroom has been thoughtfully renovated with attractive built in glass shelving, a lovely basket weave tiled floor, Kohler rain showerhead and excellent lighting.The full service and well-maintained coop has a full time doorman, live-in superintendent, a laundry room, storage bins, bicycle room and community room. Plans for a gym are in the works. The Florence, located on stately West End Avenue between 86th and 87th streets, is just one block from the hustle and bustle of Broadway with the #1 subway, the crosstown bus and all the restaurants and shops that it has to offer, and the leafy green of Riverside Park. Co-purchasing is permitted. There is currently an assessment of $127.46.