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221 East 50th Street: Review and Ratings

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Carter Horsley
Review of 221 East 50th Street by Carter Horsley

This 8-story, white-brick building at 221 East 50th Street between Third and Second avenues in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown East was erected in 1957.

It is a co-operative with 47 units.

Bottom Line

A modest, white-brick apartment building with small apartments on an east-bound bus street, one block north of the famous Turtle Bay group of townhouses that share a common garden.

Description

The white-brick, mid-block building has a canopied entrance and discrete air-conditioners. 

It is one block north of the famous mid-block Turtle Bay cluster of townhouses that share a common garden and it is a block and a half east of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Amenities

The building has a bicycle room and a live-in superintendent.

Apartments

Apartment 1E is a one-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that opens onto a 12-foot-long dining area with an open kitchen and a 10-foot-square living room.

Apartment 6P is a one-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-long living room with a 7-foot-long enclosed kitchen.

Apartment 4C is a studio unit with a 7-foot-long entry foyer that leads to an 18-foot-long living room with an alcove, 8-foot-long kitchen.

Rating

17
Out of 44

Architecture Rating: 17 / 44

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21
Out of 36

Location Rating: 21 / 36

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7
Out of 39

Features Rating: 7 / 39

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7
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52

CityRealty Rating Reference

 
Architecture
  • 30+ remarkable
  • 20-29 distinguished
  • 11-19 average
  • < 11 below average
 
Location
  • 27+ remarkable
  • 18-26 distinguished
  • 9-17 average
  • < 9 below average
 
Features
  • 22+ remarkable
  • 16-21 distinguished
  • 9-15 average
  • < 9 below average
  • #32 Rated co-op - Midtown East
 
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