1133 Park Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 1133 Park Avenue by Carter Horsley

This 16-story apartment building at 1133 Park Avenue on the southeast corner at 91^st Street was built in 1924 and converted to a cooperative in 1954.

It has only two apartments per floor.

It was erected by Harris H. Uris, an immigrant from Latvia, whose family would become one of the city's most important developers of office buildings after World War II.

The building was designed by Nathan Korn.

Bottom Line

A pleasant, red-brick, pre-war building diagonally across from the very handsome Brick Presbyterian Church in Carnegie Hill.

Description

Because the north side of the side-street here has several low-rise buildings, this building, which has a side-street entrance, has more open views than many other buildings on the avenue.

It has a two-story limestone base, attractive terracotta window reveals on the third floor, a stringcourse beneath the top floor and a cornice. The building has a nice cornice and inconsistent fenestration.

There are wrought-iron balconies on the 9^th and 12^th floors.

Amenities

The building has storage bins for each apartment, a bicycle room and a laundry room.

Pets are permitted.

Apartments

Apartment 16W is a three-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that opens onto a 21-foot-long living room next to a 16-foot-long dining room next to a pantry, a 17-foot-long kitchen ad a 12-foot-long maid’s room.

Apartment 1W is a four-bedroom unit with an 11-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 21-foot-long living room that leads to a 12-foot-long kitchen with a 11-foot-long dining area and a 10-foot-long office.

Apartment 9E is a three-bedroom unit that had an entry foyer that opens onto a 19-foot-long living room and a 15-foot-wide dining room next to a 17-foot-long kitchen.  The apartment also has a 12-foot-long maid’s room.

History

Former residents have included J. D. Salinger, the author, Arthur Kallman, the president of the Pilsner Urquell Importing Company, and Mrs. Nelson Doubleday.

Location

The building has a prime Carnegie Hill location diagonally across the avenue from the very handsome, Georgian-style, Brick Presbyterian Church.

There are many fine private schools in this neighborhood as well as many cultural and religious institutions. This is one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods for families and there are several charming restaurants and boutiques nearby on Madison Avenue.