During the late Nineteenth Century, Upper Westsiders took a shine to a special type of stoop-less townhouse known as the classic American Basement Townhouse.  Unlike its predecessor, whose entrance was predicated upon climbing a long flight of outside steps to the Parlor Floor, this townhouse's design took guests directly into a grand Reception Hall.  Since the handsomely scaled Reception Hall was a visitor's first impression upon entering the house, it was often highly decorated and detailed-providing the guest with a formidable first impression of the home and its owner.  This renovated studio space encompasses what was once the grand Reception Hall of this fantastic townhouse. With its decorative fireplace, its wood-beamed, soaring ceiling, wonderful wainscoting, beautiful wood floors, upgraded Kitchen and designer Bath, this home is a treasure trove of detail from days-gone-by.  If you're ready to enjoy a special residence -- a stupendous studio sweetly positioned on one of the Upper Westside's most prized, quiet, tree-lined streets just off of Riverside Park -- then here is your opportunity.  (Board will consider pied-a-terre buyers, gifting, guarantors, one party buying for another party, and some live-work scenarios. Pets are not welcome.)