300 W 122nd St

300 W 122nd

In a busy stretch of Harlem, light bounces off the windows that punctuate the brick and limestone façade of 300 West 122nd Street. The 13-story condominium building was built in 2020, designed by Isaac & Stern architects, the firm behind the nearby cantilevered Eleven Hancock building. A stair-stepping roof rises to reveal a landscaped deck atop the building while trees wrap around the ground-floor commercial space. “Architecturally it’s a beautiful building, and the location is key,” says Mitchell Simmons, an associate real estate broker at Compass. “You’re right in the center of things, along what is considered restaurant row here in Harlem, and you’re close to transportation and shopping.” The building at 300 West 122nd Street embraces the classic and the new; both a large bronze statue paying tribute to Harriet Tubman and the restaurants that line Frederick Douglass Boulevard are a few steps outside the building’s door. The building’s 171 units include studios to four-bedrooms, with interiors designed by Paris Forino, who previously worked on The Steiner in the East Village and the VU on Third Avenue. Oversized casement windows allow in natural light, warming the white oak herringbone flooring. Kitchens are outfitted with Carrara marble countertops and Wolf ovens and gas ranges. A studio with a one-wall kitchen and a walk-in closet can cost $650,000. A two-bedroom with added custom kitchen storage space might run $1.3 million. Central air conditioning and spaces for washer/dryers are available for all units. Select residences have private outdoor space and open arched windows are found in the penthouse-level units. A four-bedroom with an angled living and dining space and corner window has sold for $2.6 million. The building provides ample amenities, including a heated indoor lap pool and sauna and a Technogym-equipped fitness center. “The gym and the pool are both fantastic and very widely used, there’s also a beautiful rooftop as well,” says Simmons, “It gives you 360-degree views of Harlem and as far down as Midtown.” Residents can take in the Manhattan skyline while grilling and entertaining on the 3,000-square-foot roof deck. A private residents’ lounge, game room and children’s playroom with a raised performance stage are also accessible. Limited private stacked parking is available for purchase in-building, and options for sponsored parking spots nearby may be found. The building’s location, on 122nd Street off Saint Nicholas Avenue, places it in a prime section of Harlem. The nearly 30-acre Morningside Park is two blocks away, with Columbia University just on the other side of the park. A 15-minute walk directly south leads to the northernmost part of Central Park, making one of New York’s beloved outdoor spaces easily accessible. Restaurants and nightlife are abundant, including a couple of Harlem’s most iconic outposts, like Sylvia’s Restaurant and the Apollo Theater, just a few blocks away. Groceries are at residents’ fingertips, with a Lincoln Market in the building and a Whole Foods about a 12-minute walk away. Drivers have quick access to the West Side Highway, and commuters can use the 125th Street subway hub for the A and C and B and D and 1 and 2 trains.