Inwood

Manhattan

Inwood caps the northern tip of Manhattan above Washington Heights, a quiet neighborhood of prewar buildings wrapped by two large parks. Housing is dominated by sturdy 1920s and 30s apartment buildings, with larger layouts and lower rents than almost anywhere else in the borough. It is green, residential, and a genuine value for the space.

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The Lay Of The Land

Inwood sits at the very top of Manhattan, above Dyckman Street, bordered by the Hudson on one side and the Harlem River on the other and capped by Inwood Hill Park's woods. It is one of the greenest and least dense parts of the borough, with hilly streets, long park frontages, and a calm residential pace far from the downtown crush. The neighborhood feels distinctly its own.

The housing is overwhelmingly prewar apartment building. Solid 1920s and 30s elevator buildings with classic layouts make up most of the stock, offering one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with real room sizes at rents well below the rest of Manhattan. Prewar detail comes standard, and new construction is limited.

Transit is straightforward if not deep. The A express runs from Inwood-207th Street and reaches Midtown directly, and the 1 follows Broadway through the neighborhood with several local stops, so the commute downtown is simple on two lines.

Inwood Hill Park's forest and salt marsh, Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters just to the south, and the Dyckman Street waterfront give the area an outdoor character rare in Manhattan. Inwood suits someone who wants prewar space and greenery at a price the rest of the borough cannot match, and who will trade a longer commute for larger rooms and a quieter street.

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