SHOWING BY APPOINTMENT. This charming and sunny one-bedroom apartment at 322 West 88th Street lies within a boutique brownstone cooperative mid-block of the tree-lined street between West End and Riverside Drive.  This home features a newly updated kitchen,  9.5 foot ceilings, bathroom with skylight and two large deep closets.  The northern exposure lets in warmth and light, with street and townhouse views and plenty of sky.This cooperative is unique with its reasonable maintenance thanks in part to no underlying mortgage and sound fiscal management.  In fact, the maintenance has either decreased or remained the same over the past several years. The apartment includes a large storage cage in the basement along with separate bicycle racks with no additional charge. There is also a common laundry room on site.  Subletting is permitted with Board approval for two out of every five years after owner-occupancy, and pets and co-purchases are allowed on a case-by-case basis and with Board approval.  The apartment is three flights up from street level.The Upper West is one of the loveliest locations in the City, framed by Riverside and Central Parks, 10-15 minutes to midtown, the Theatre District and Lincoln Center.  The building is  block from the entrance to Riverside Park with and easy access to the Hudson riverfront path and cooling summer breezes.  Enjoy Broadway shopping, downtown #1 subway entrance on 87th Street, cultural arts at Symphony Space, AMC 84th street movie theater, M5, 104 and M86 crosstown select bus service bringing you to Central Park and Museum Mile.