This attractive, brown-brick, rental building contains 124 rental apartments and was erected in 1969 by the Carlyle Construction Corporation, which also built the larger Regency Towers nearby at 245 East 63rd Street.

The 31-story tower has considerable "light and air" because of several surrounding high-rise luxury towers set back in plazas such as the Bristol, the Royale and the Phoenix along this very popular stretch on Third Avenue.

This building is also set back in a raised plaza and its tower form is modulated by glass-walled balconies that are slightly angled toward the center giving its facade a more lively appearance.

The building has a concierge, a doorman, a garage, and does not permit dogs.

This desirable neighborhood has changed dramatically since the building opened with many of the city's most spectacular luxury apartment buildings rising nearby.

The area has many boutiques and restaurants and is a short walk to east midtown.