NUMBER 7: ASTOR ROW

Our popular HB series that ranks the top 10 uptown neighborhoods is back for the end of the year count in 2014. Harlem is a large part of Manhattan that changes block by block so we have put together a list of the best micro-nabes based on location, architecture, transportation, local amenities along with record closing prices when applicable. This is our own opinion based on reporting on the neighborhood for a few years and a new post will be made each day until the number one spot has been revealed. 

Number 7: Astor Row, Central Harlem, 130th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenue. Astor Row was founded in Harlem by the great Astor family of New York and the porch-front country homes have dropped behind one position from last year since sales at another historic district has bested the historic upper Lenox Avenue block. These desirable boutique townhouses that also have their own front yards have sold as high as $2.4 million in 2014.  There still are quite a few shells on both sides of the street of which we thought might have been renovated by year's end but that outcome did not happen.  Nevertheless, the pedigree here is undeniable and one day, this magnificent block will be one of the restored wonders of the city.  Furthermore, access to the express subways are only 5 blocks away and there is plenty to do along Lenox Avenue just directly south of this location.