201 E 17th Street 17A

Agent's Note

From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Compass.

The 24-hour doorman at 201 East 17th Street is on duty around the clock, and a live-in superintendent lives on site. The building also has a gym, a roof deck, a bike room, an elevator, laundry in the building, cold storage, a newly renovated outdoor plaza and garage parking.

Inside, the layout is open. The oversized living room has room for a full seating area and a dining table, and the kitchen opens directly onto it, so cooking and entertaining share the same room. The kitchen has granite counters, stainless steel appliances, a gas cooktop, a gas oven and a wine cooler. The trade-off is that cooking, working and relaxing happen in one space, so there's less separation between them.

Light comes from the south and east. On an open horizon, a south-facing window would see about 8.5 hours of direct sun at the winter solstice and about 6.1 hours at the summer solstice. The bedroom faces east, and an east-facing window would get about 6.9 hours of direct sun at the summer solstice, mostly in the morning. Nearby buildings can block either.

The bedroom has three built-in closets, which means fewer freestanding pieces to fit around the room. The full bathroom sits just off the bedroom entry. Central air is in the apartment, and the windows look out on a city view.

For errands, Westside Market is about one minute away on foot and Trader Joe's is about five. Stuyvesant Square is about two minutes away and Union Square Park about six. The 14 St-Union Sq station, with the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains, is about six minutes on foot, and 3 Av on the L is about four.

Board approval matters for this purchase. The building permits 75% financing and pets, and cats and dogs are allowed. Pied-a-terres, co-purchasing, parental purchasing, guarantors and subletting all require Board approval, so build that into your timeline.