A spacious one-bedroom co-op in the very heart of Riverdale

Home of the week

Often, when a home is shown without furnishings it is a blank canvas, but the personality of Apartment 4C, a onebedroom co-op at the Parkway House, shines through.

It is big, brassy and luxurious, just like the Parkway House — at 3530 Henry Hudson Parkway — itself.

Its 15-story red-brick facade, with neat rows of bright white terraces, sits well back from the eastern edge of the parkway behind a landscaped garden with broad lawns and towering trees. Its glassfronted lobby is shaded by a sweeping port-cochere.

Its list of amenities includes a 24-hour doorman, a private playground, on-site parking and storage and even a dry cleaner.

The building is close to shopping on Johnson Avenue, houses of worship and public transportation, and units like Apartment 4C are so spacious that they are easily converted to a true two-bedroom apartment by adapting the dining el as a bedroom.

The apartment has copious closets, a terrace with views to the east and a fully renovated kitchen with maple cabinets, granite countertops, subway tile backsplashes and stainless steel appliances.

The bathroom has also been fully renovated.

According to exclusive broker Elissa Sable of Robert E. Hill, the home is offered for $375,000 with maintenance of $688 per month plus an assessment, through 2009, of $129.