RESIDENTIAL | CONDO
From Gymnasium to Grand Living Space
This week’s NearThere Home of the Week takes us to 555 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where a historic school gymnasium has been reimagined as a dramatic penthouse residence. What was once echoing hardwood and basketball hoops is now a soaring, sun-washed great room wrapped in architectural character.
Originally part of a historic Upper West Side school building, the space was once a gymnasium. Today it offers something most New York apartments cannot: dramatic scale.
555 West End Ave
New York, NY 10024
Address
3
Bedrooms
3.5
Bathrooms
3,420
SQFT
$18M
Asking
ARCHITECTURE AND STYLE
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The dramatic scale of this home comes from the architectural elements preserved from the original gymnasium. Features like arched windows, vaulted ceilings, and exposed metal beams are rare in Manhattan apartments, but they can be discovered using NearThere’s AI-powered visual search.
LOCATION
Whats nearThere
Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, 555 West End Avenue places residents just moments from Riverside Park and the Hudson River waterfront. Meanwhile, the nearby 1 train offers quick access to the rest of the city, while neighborhood favorites like Zabar’s are only a short walk away.
