The Ivy Condominium, 249 East 118th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 249 East 118th Street by Carter Horsley

The Ivy is a pleasant, 10-story building with 28 residential condominium apartments at 249 East 118^th Street on the northeast corner at Second Avenues in East Harlem that was built in 2006.

It was designed by Issac & Stern and is also known as 2301 Second Avenue.

It was developed by Ivy LLC of which Steven Weinreb is a principal.

Bottom Line

This sprightly, pink, mid-rise building has a central location in East Harlem not far from a major shopping mall.

Description

It has a rusticated first floor and a rose-colored brick façade.

It has a canopy entrance and discrete air-conditioners.

It is near the East River Plaza mall on 117^th Street.

Amenities

The building has a part-time doorman, a roof deck, a fitness center, Juliet balconies, and a landscaped courtyard.

Apartments

Apartments have Brazilian maple floors, 9 to 10-foot-high ceilings, video intercom, individual controlled heating and air-conditioners and GE washers and dryers.

Kitchens have double-door frosted glass and maple cabinetry, GE Profile appliances and Caesarstone countertops

Baths have Honey Onyx marble countertops, subway tiles and Danze Parme fixtures.

Apartment 10B is a two-bedroom unit with a 15-foot-long living room and an open 12-foot-wide kitchen with a 184-square foot terrace off the living room and a 16-square-foot balcony off the 19-foot-long master bedroom.

Apartment 10A is a two-bedroom unit with an entry next to an 8-foot-wide pass-through kitchen next to the 17-foot-long living room that has a 155-square-foot terrace and an 18-square-foot balcony.  The second balcony has a 15-foot-wide balcony.

Apartment 9B is a two-bedroom unit has an open, 12-foot-wide kitchen and a 15-foot-long living room with a 583-square-foot terrace.  The 19-foot-long master bedroom has a 10-foot-wide balcony.