Upper West Side

$17.5 million

The address might be 1 W. 81st St., but anyone who knows New York knows that The Beresford is really on Central Park West. And this particular co-op occupies a "coveted" front corner of an Emery Roth masterpiece, with "commanding" Central Park views. Don't let the fact that there are "only" 10 rooms fool you: The entertaining spaces boast grand proportions - the gallery alone measures more than 300 square feet, while the living room totals nearly 600 - and the apartment's 20 windows allow a remarkable amount of sunlight for a prewar building. At the same time, it has been beautifully updated with state-of-the-art lighting, in-wall air conditioning and electric shades for all those windows!

Agent: Maria Pashby, The Corcoran Group, (212) 893-1436.