With every square foot of space in Manhattan growing ever more valuable, developers and landlords have brought the residential conversion trend uptown. A case in point is 463 West 142nd Street in Hamilton Heights, where a neo-Gothic convent building dating back to 1912 is set to debut its next chapter as a 14-unit condominium building. Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing is handling sales and marketing of its one to three-bedroom residences, where all current availabilities are priced under $1M. One-bedrooms start at $525K, and a two-bedroom is listed for $964K. The five availabilities blend to an average price/ft2 of $1,070, significantly below Manhattan's new development average ask of over $2,400.
All homes at 463 West 142nd Street feature double-hung windows, white oak floors, kitchens with Calacatta quartz countertops and modern appliances, baths with high-end materials, energy-efficient, multi-zone heating and cooling, and dedicated washer and dryer closets. Building amenities include virtual doorman service, a lobby library, bike storage, and a roof terrace with a dining area.
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462 West 142nd Street is situated between Amsterdam and Convent Avenue, one of the most beautiful streets in all of Manhattan. Hamilton Heights – among the city's top apartment price gainers of 2023, is beloved for its sedate tree-lined side streets, pre-war architecture, and vibrant avenues teeming with mom-and-pop shops. The development is a short distance from the 145th Street subway station serving the A, C, D, and B lines and close to the 1 local train on Broadway. Nearby parks and points of interest include Riverbank State Park, the Hudson River Greenway, Jackie Robinson Park, St. Nicholas Park, Hamilton Grange, and the similarly neo-Gothic City College campus.
Aside from offices, houses of worship have been ripe for conversions generally due to their declining congregations. However, since the city's religious architecture is among the most cherished and ornate, there is a groundswell of support to save these structures, as was the case at West Park Presbyterian Church where there has been strong resistance from the local Upper West Side regarding its potential demolition. However, that was not the fate of 463 West 142nd Street. The five-story building's pointed arched windows and white brick facade have been beautifully restored.
The site of 463 West 142nd Street looking south over Manhattan
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