LUXURY COUNTRY HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY • 12 MILES FROM MIDTOWN MANHATTAN • AVAILABLE FOR LEASE

Available For Sale, Rent or Lease With Option to Buy.
Prices Start at $8.5 Million; Rentals at $17,500 Monthly
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Villanova Heights in Riverdale, New York City at West 250th Street and Iselin Avenue Phone:1.914.375.1270

Riverdale Luxury Homes

Welcome to VillanovaHeights.com

Thank you for visiting our website and we hope you enjoy learning about this exclusive community from the comfort of your own home or office. Villanova Heights is located in beautiful Riverdale on the Hudson River in New York City. This estate is surrounded by breathtaking beauty and offers close proximity to Downtown Manhattan and the rest of the city. Rarely will you find this type of remote, "country" feeling in the midst of America's largest and most famous city.

World renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern is currently building fifteen luxury homes to the highest architectural standards available that will offer seclusion and privacy with a rural touch. For those who appreciate the benefits of living in a large city without the traffic and congestion of urban living, these exclusive properties will be the perfect anecdote. Imagine waking up to the sound of chirping birds and a gentle breeze flowing through the trees outside your bedroom window, then arriving in the midst of Midtown Manhattan only minutes later. This will be a reality for Villanova Heights residents.

These single family dream homes will be available for lease beginning in October of 2008.

The Riverdale Community

Villanova Heights is located in the peaceful and wonderfully convenient enclave of Riverdale on Hudson, in New York City, Bronx County only a short drive from Downtown Manhattan and Westchester. Riverdale begins just above Manhattan's northern tip and is bordered on the west by the high ground along the majestic Hudson River, on the south by the Harlem River Ship Canal, on the east by Van Cortlandt Park, and on the north by the city of Yonkers in Westchester.

Riverdale, referred to as the "country in the city," exudes a strong sense of Westchester-like suburbia. Numerous parks dot the landscape, including Brust, Ewen, Henry Hudson, Seton, and the 97-acre Riverdale Park. The Wave Hill mansion, with breathtaking views of the Hudson, offers twenty-eight magnificent acres of exotic botanical gardens, a museum, concerts, and festivals. Wave Hill's new Perkins Visitor Center, designed by Robert A.M. Stern, was opened to the public in July 2004.

Riverdale is accessed by car via the Henry Hudson Parkway or Broadway. Midtown Manhattan is a 12 mile trip. The Metro North train (Riverdale or Spuyten Duyvil stations) is only a 23-minute ride to Grand Central. The IRT subway, #1 line, starts at 242nd Street and Broadway. MTA Express Buses also connect with Manhattan.

Prestigious Schools

Riverdale is home to three prestigious private schools:

Horace Mann , Riverdale Country School , and Ethical Culture Fieldston School. All are less than ½ mile from Villanova Heights.

Public elementary, middle, and high schools in the neighborhood include P.S. 24, P.S. 81, M.S. /H.S. 141. Many Riverdale residents also attend the Bronx High School of Science and the High School for Environmental Studies.

Riverdale also boasts numerous excellent Jewish and Roman Catholic parochial schools. For yeshivas there are Gan Miriam Early Childhood Center, Riverdale Temple and The Riverdale YM-YWHA preschools, Kinneret Day School and Junior High, SAR Academy for grades 1-8, SAR High School, Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni, and the Yeshivas Ohavei Torah of Riverdale. The Catholic elementary schools in the area are St. Margaret of Cortona and St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church; the two Roman Catholic colleges are Manhattan College and the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Houses of Worship

The Jewish community has grown since 1947, when the Riverdale Temple (Reform) held its first service. Now the area includes five Orthodox synagogues, the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, and Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale.

There are several Christian houses of worship in Riverdale. These include St. Margaret of Cortona (Roman Catholic), St. Gabriel's (Roman Catholic), St. Petros The Apostle Greek Orthodox Church, Riverdale Presbyterian Church, St. Stephen's Methodist Church, Christ Church Riverdale (Episcopalian), and Carolina Baptist Church. Other religious centers in Riverdale include the Riverdale Islamic Center, the Buddhist Temple of Enlightenment, and the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture.

The superb location, sophisticated design, and tranquil scenery of Villanova Heights establish this development as the most desirable new residential community in the New York City area.