Hamilton Heights

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A sub-neighborhood of Harlem, Hamilton Heights is best known for “Strivers’ Row,” more than one block of townhouses that share rear courtyards. The community derives its name from Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, who lived there when the area was still mostly farmland. The leafy streets are lined with spacious apartment buildings, brownstones, and other row houses.

 

Much of the buildings in Hamilton Heights are landmark single-family houses, in styles ranging from Beaux-Arts to Romanesque. Condos are plentiful, many of them former historical properties renovated to include floor-to-ceiling windows, modern kitchens, and roof decks.

 

Nearby is Riverbank State Park, a skating, basketball, and swimming complex on the Hudson River. Long-term plans are in the works to open up access to the Hudson River for walking and biking, a development that will include environmental design and public art.

 

Where: Uptown West, from West 135^th Street to West 155^th Street, from Riverside Drive to St. Nicholas and Edgecombe Avenues

 

Nearest subway: 1 train to 137^th Street – City College or 145^th Street. Other options include the A or D trains, which run under St. Nicholas Avenue and stop at 145^th Street