This well-maintained studio is spacious, quiet and bright, with open city views to the Northeast and Northwest through the large corner windows. The gracious layout includes an entry foyer with coat closet, leading into a comfortable living/sleeping area. Leading from the foyer to the bathroom, there is a lovely dressing area with a vanity counter, mirrors and cabinets, and 2 large closets. The large space offers plenty of room for living, dining, work and sleeping areas. There is an updated kitchen with ceramic floor, a renovated marble bathroom, and hardwood floors throughout. The monthly maintenance is the lowest you will find anywhere. Pets are permitted, as are co-purchasers, guarantors and pieds-a-terre, and subletting is permitted after 2 years of residence.Located in the Seward Park cooperative on the Lower East Side, just 2 blocks from the East River Promenade, this doorman building includes storage rooms, bike room, a state-of-the-art gym and laundry room (both open 24 hours), community rooms, parking garage, and renovated lobby, elevators and hallways. There are beautifully landscaped private gardens with a childrens playground and waterpark. The immediate neighborhood offers a wonderful combination of cutting edge and traditional cultural institutions, restaurants, bars, food and wine stores, and many other services. Excellent bus and subway transportation are close by. The planned Essex Crossing development one block away will add retail and community space as well as residential and office space, destined to make this neighborhood even more vibrant.