Gracie Mansion, the mayor's residence since the early 1940's, is just a short distance away in Carl Schurz Park directly across East End Avenue from this 21-story apartment building, which is known as Gracie Towers.

As a result, security here is superb and so are the dramatic views that also include picturesque vistas of Long Island Sound and its bridges.

A small hospital was for many years on the next block south but was demolished for a major new luxury apartment building known as 170 East End Avenue.

Built in 1961, this large, white-brick cooperative building has 155 apartments, many with large balconies.

Beneath the attractive watertank enclosure on the roof, the penthouses have small curved battlements. Many of the balconies are at the corners of the building with two exposures and a few are on the sidestreets.

Commensurate with its prime East End Avenue location, the building has a large and attractive lobby. The building has elevator persons and a sundeck with swimming pool and there are few apartments on each elevator landing.