This pre-war, neo-Georgian-style apartment building is six-stories tall and has a canopied entrance facing Central Park. It is on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 97th Street, where there is a west-bound cross-town bus stop.

The building, which has a part-time doorman, has 70 rental apartments.

It has a two-story, rusticated limestone base and limestone pilasters run from the third through the fifth floors of the red-brick building.

It is close to Mt. Sinai Hospital and there are numerous museums and private schools in the vicinity.

At one point, Charles Mingus, the great jazz bassist, lived in the building, which is located at 1160 Fifth Avenue and is also known as 1 East 97th Street.

There is excellent bus service and there are many cultural and educational institutions nearby.