Beautifully renovated, bright and sunny 2300 square foot 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment. Old world charm with a layout that meets present-day expectations: ensuite bath with herring-bone marble floors and a standing shower, and a second, hallway bath offers a contemporary deep soaking tub.  Additional powder room by the kitchen. Exceptionally large living room and separate dining room/library with a row of 5 full-sized windows along one plane of the building offers floods of northern light. Large foyer area can be a gallery or could be an additional dining or office space. Contemporary, eat-in country-style kitchen with built-in shelves and custom cabinetry connect to a mudroom/laundry room with ample storage, W/D and even a view of the Hudson River. New walnut floors, repaired or replaced decorative details and mouldings to matching the original luxurious details. Legendary, block-long  a EXTREMELY pet friendly Beaux Arts building, the Riviera, is served by 24-hour doorman, live-in super, and porters and handymen. A ground-level entrance is flush with the level of the lobby floor where an automatic door facilitates entry. Conveniently located one block from the #1 train station and the M4 and M5 bus stops, one stop from the A and C trains, one exit from the GWB on the Henry Hudson Parkway which is just around the corner. Block-long lush garden just outside the building, and two parks are in the vicinity: Fort Washington Park featuring the Hudson River Greenway, tennis courts, open access to the Hudson river shoreline, ball courts and play facilities  is 3 blocks away  and ten blocks away is Riverbank State Park well-equipped with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, roller skating and ice rink, track, and sports fields  as well as rentable gardening plots to grown your own veggies. Easy access to Yankee Stadium, as well as Columbia Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital, City College, Yeshiva, and Columbia Universitys graduate campus at 125th Street as well as the college on Morningside Heights. ALL SHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Serious buyers please!