The beige-brick building has a nice location in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood. It has a one-step-up, canopied entrance with an arched entrance surround flanked by wall lanterns. It has a two-step-up vestibule, some balconies, no sidewalk landscaping, consistent fenestration, protruding air-conditioners, no balconies, no garage and no health club.

There is good local shopping in the vicinity and there is express subway station at Lexington Avenue and 86th Street and a local station at 96th Street. There is good cross-town bus service on 96th Street. This neighborhood has numerous schools and religious institutions.