4561 Madison Avenue

Say "condo" and most buyers picture one level and a shared wall on every side. This one is an end unit at The Madison — three stories, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a two-car garage — with the square footage and the layout of a townhome. The floor plan is the part that sells it. Level one is the entry, the two-car garage, and a bedroom with its own full bath: a guest suite or a home office that stays out of the way. Level two is all living — high ceilings, an open kitchen, dining and living space that works for a quiet Tuesday or for twenty people over, and a half bath for company. Level three keeps the bedrooms together, with an oversized primary suite, a third bedroom and bath, and the laundry right where the clothes already are. Newer HVAC, and the extra windows only an end unit gets. The Madison is just 26 residences, so exterior maintenance is handled and you'll know your neighbors. Right between the Country Club Plaza and Westport, with dining and shopping in every direction and significant new investment reshaping the Plaza district. More house than the word "condo" suggests. Come see it.