321 E 54TH Street 2B

Agent's Note

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

A generously sized, windowed bonus room is the unusual part of this two-bedroom, two-bath co-op at 321 E 54th Street. The room could serve as a home office, a reading room or a private den, and a separate room with its own window is one of the more useful things a two-bedroom can have, since it takes the desk or the reading chair out of the living room.

The updated kitchen opens into a dedicated dining area and a south-facing living room, so cooking and entertaining share the same open line. South-facing windows can bring strong natural light. At the winter solstice, a south-facing window gets about 8.5 hours of direct sun, and at the summer solstice about 6.1 hours, though nearby buildings can block some of it.

The 9-foot beamed ceilings and hardwood floors give the rooms their pre-war character. Ceiling height helps with furniture and light, but it doesn't make a plan work on its own. Here the separate rooms and two ensuite baths do that job.

The building has a part-time doorman, a resident superintendent, an elevator, laundry in the building, a bike room and a storage space, plus a roof deck with city views. Lexington Av/53 St, served by the 6, E and F, is about 5 minutes on foot, and East River Walk is about 6 minutes away. The listing also notes unlimited subletting after two years and co-purchasing, which are worth confirming with the building's own documents during a co-op review.