860 W 181St St

West Gate House is a six-story, prewar cooperative built in 1923 and located at the corner of Cabrini Boulevard and West 181st Street in Washington Heights. The building’s exterior presents classic early-20th-century masonry massing around two landscaped garden courtyards that offer private outdoor respite for residents. Units are primarily one- and two-bedroom layouts with features typical of the era and period-sensitive renovations: high ceilings (often nine feet or more), hardwood floors, generous entry foyers, separate formal dining or eat-in kitchens, roomy closets and walk-in storage in some homes. Common spaces include recently renovated lobbies, an elevator, a live-in superintendent and porter, laundry facilities on-site, bike storage, storage lockers and a community room. Building systems have seen incremental upgrades such as new intercom/video entry (ButterflyMX), updated heating controls and newer elevators; some units benefit from central air or individually installed HVAC. The co-op is pet friendly and accommodates sublets and pied-a-terre ownership subject to house rules. Street-level access places residents steps from cafes, groceries, and public transit — the A and 1 lines and multiple bus routes — while nearby Fort Tryon and Fort Washington Parks provide extensive outdoor recreation, waterfront paths and cultural destinations like the Cloisters.