689 Fort Washington Ave

A six-story prewar cooperative on Fort Washington Avenue, completed in 1926 and converted to co-op ownership in the mid-1980s. The 83-unit property occupies a full block corner and was originally part of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, its masonry façade and large windows reflecting early 20th-century institutional construction adapted for residential use. Units are primarily one-bedroom layouts with some two-level and multi-room configurations; many homes retain high ceilings, hardwood floors, separate dining areas and eat-in or windowed kitchens. Common areas include a lobby-floor card-operated laundry room, building courtyard and landscaped garden, roof access for private terraces on select units, and bicycle storage; on-site parking is available via a waitlist. Management features a live-in superintendent and porter service; the building permits pets, pied-a-terres, guarantors and co-purchasing, and generally allows flexible financing terms. Typical apartment upgrades range from renovated contemporary kitchens and baths to restored prewar details; through-the-wall A/C sleeves are present in many units. Located in Hudson Heights, the building sits within easy walking distance of the A train, express M4/M98 buses, Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters, neighborhood shops, and waterfront views toward the Hudson and Palisades.