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About 71 East 77th Street
One of the best sidestreet buildings on the Upper East Side, this mid-block, red-brick building was erected in 1935 and converted to a cooperative in 1954.
It is distinguished by is many leaded glass windows and high ceilings and its asymmetrical design. The west corner of the building is a six-sided "turret" while the turret-less east side is highlighted by a lovely rope quoin on the top floor. The building has a battlement roofline and an exposed rooftop watertank.
The building has a doorman and extensive, fenced landscaping and a step-down, canopied entrance. The 11-story building has 38 units. It permits protruding air-conditioners and has consistent fenestration except for the lower half a window on the second floor from the top.
This is prime Upper East Side territory, close to the Carlyle Hotel and the Whitney Museum of American Art as well as many other cultural institutions and many boutiques.
Lenox Hill Hospital is one block away to the east and there is good cross-town bus service on 79th Street.
Carter B. Horsley
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