This large, attractive apartment building was designed by J. E. R. Carpenter, the foremost architect of luxury residential buildings in the city of his generation.

His other buildings on Fifth Avenue include 810, 825, 907, 920, 950, 988, 1030, 1035, 1060, 1115, 1120, 1143, 1165 and 1170 as well as 2 East 66th Street.

Erected in 1924, the 11-story building, which has 70 apartments, was converted to a cooperative in 1991.

While not as grand as some of Carpenter's other buildings further south, or 1158 on the same avenue blockfront, this building has very handsome apartments, many with large entrance halls.

The building, which has a limestone base, extensive sidewalk landscaping, doorman, concierge and a large lobby, is at the exit of the eastbound 96th Street Central Park transverse road, but, fortunately, the westbound traffic across the park uses 97th Street. Large, white spandrels at the building's base unfortunately distract considerably from the building's exterior ambiance.

The cross-street here is quite handsome and many important cultural institutions are nearby on Fifth Avenue's "Museum Mile." The Carnegie Hill neighborhood here has many fine schools and attractive restaurants and religious institutions. A local subway station is at 96th Street and Lexington Avenue and Mt. Sinai Hospital is a few blocks to the north on Fifth Avenue. A large children's playground is just within Central Park on the south side of 96th Street