Apartment 5C at 579 West 215th street is the modern and renovated alcove studio that you’ve been looking for. The upgrades are most creative and a genius solution to studio-living. This unit faces West and has open river views! You enter into a hallway with two extra-large, mirrored closets on both sides, to store all of your belongings without taking any space of your living area. Before reaching the spacious and bright L-shape living area, you’ll find a compact gut renovated modern functional kitchen with a customized back splash, Quartz countertops and new appliances such as a stylish Unique refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and an induction plate by Scho¨nes Bauen. In addition to the kitchen, two brilliant kitchen extensions have been created consisting of a Quartz countertop, storage and shelves for a WestBend microwave and a Breville oven. The second kitchen extension is across the hallway with another Quartz countertop, drawers below and cabinets above functioning as a barista coffee corner. Opposite of the kitchen is the bathroom and dressing area with mirrored and customized floor-to-ceiling closets with plenty of space. The bathroom has been entirely reglazed and a new sink, rain shower head and hand shower were freshly installed. The rest of the foyer leads you into the spacious and bright L-shape living area with a wall-of-windows facing West with open and river views, and a 2nd window facing North. The Murphy bed features an integrated dining table that comfortably seats up to four and can also be used as a desk as well as it includes an interior storage compartment with generous shelving. The hardwood floors have been sanded and revarnished, walls have been skim-coated, updated electric panels and a running track light throughout the space. This hidden gem is located half a block of the Inwood Hill Park, for great outdoor opportunities, providing easy access to tennis, basketball, and handball courts, baseball and soccer fields, hiking/biking trails, and kayaking. Inwood is home to the Columbia University Baker Athletics Complex, the Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium, and the Robertson Field at Satow Stadium. The Dyckman Marina has year-round sailing offerings. The local services include a year-round farmer's market, cafes and restaurants, banks, florists, and hardware stores; River Plaza shopping center with Target, Marshall's, etc. is within a quick walking distance. Inwood is serviced by A express and 1 local subway lines, Metro North (Marble Hill), and the east-side express bus to lower Manhattan, and is easily accessible by most major highways.