The Griffon

77 Park Avenue At the Southeast corner of 39th Street
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One Bedroom from $1,100,000 (updated May 23, 2012)

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The Griffon - 77 Park Avenue: CARTER'S REVIEW


This 127-unit condominium building was designed by Margon & Glaser and completed in 1925. Its apartments have fireplaces and the building has an elevator person and a roof garden.

One of the closest residential buildings to Grand Central Terminal, this Murray Hill property achieved some notoriety in 1936 when Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey accused one of its residents, Mrs. Abraham Z. Schiebel, alias Mary Briggs, of having violated the Mann Act by transporting "Boots" Carter from Pittsburgh for immoral purposes and running a place of prostitution in her apartment in the building.

"Names of customers found in her records included the owner of a major league baseball team, a bank president, and some major business executives," according to James Trager in his book, "Park Avenue, Street of Dreams," 1990, Atheneum. Mrs. Schiebel was sentenced to four years in prison and Trager noted that "a trashy 1955 Harold Robbins novel, '79 Park Avenue,' was probably inspired by the case."

The renaissance of the Flatiron District to the south and the popularity of other areas in Lower Manhattan have made the convenience of the Murray Hill District even more popular and especially its pre-war buildings such as this.

The renaissance of the Flatiron District to the south and the popularity of other areas in Lower Manhattan have made the convenience of the Murray Hill District even more popular and especially its pre-war buildings such as this.



BUILDING SUMMARY
  • Condominium
  • Built in 1924
  • Located in Murray Hill
  • 107 apartments
  • 16 floors
  • Approx. avg. price per sq ft: $1,074
FEATURES & AMENITIES
  • FT Doorman
  • Basement Storage
  • Roof Deck
  • Elevator
PROS & CONS
PROS
  • Very central location
  • Doorman
  • Pre-war construction
  • Fireplaces
  • Elevator person

CONS
  • No health club
  • No garage
  • Some traffic

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