How to change the image location from /upload to /upload/avatar?

I am trying to change the location where avatars are saved. By default they are saved in /uploads folder i want them in /uploads/avatar or any other subdirectory. The reason being i am using a W3total cache and CDN to host my website files. I am using a push server so the files are not shown until they are uploaded manually or after an hour. Uploading them to a separate directory will give me the benefit of excluding the avatars from CDN. So in W3total cache i can just add the path /uploads/avatar and it will exlude this directory and not upload the files to the CDN.

I have tried changing the main file but it doesnt work
$upload_path = wp_upload_dir().’/avatar’;

I have seen many users facing a similar problem, can anyone please suggest how to fix it.
Thanks

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