Although it is a rather routine and bland post-war apartment building, It is distinguished by very handsome short, stainless-steel pylons with "porthole" light fixtures that stand in front of its sidewalk landscape, a very nice decorative touch that is elegant and practical and surprisingly has had few, if any, imitators in Manhattan.

This building is almost a twin of 310 East 70th Street across the street and slightly to the west. That building, however, does not have the "porthole" light pylons. Both buildings have canopy entrances with small stainless steel marquees with attractive wrought-iron side-screens, doormen, discrete air-conditioners, consistent fenestration. This building is just to the west of the yellow-brick Lenox Neighborhood House.

It is close to many restaurants and neighborhood services. There is good cross-town bus service on 67th and 72nd Streets.

East 70th Street, especially west of Lexington Avenue, is widely considered one of the city’s handsomest and most prestigious sidestreets as it boasts not only The Frick Collection at its west end, but many prestigious art galleries and elegant townhouses.

Carter B. Horsley