Top 10 Apartment Buildings on the Upper East Side's East End Avenue
#1 - 10 Gracie Square
10 Gracie Square is East End’s only building that faces both the East River and Carl Schurz Park, making for unmatched views from its large windows and tree-lined terraces. The penthouse terrace nestles within an elaborate limestone pinnacle that makes a tasteful skyline statement. Various apartments feature bay windows, vaulted ceilings, and fireplaces. Over the years, the elite co-op has attracted socialites Gloria Vanderbilt and Brooke Astor, author Jean Stein, and media magnate Steven Ross. More recently, former President Barack Obama expressed interest in securing a unit for himself and his family.
#2 - 20 East End Avenue
Robert A. M. Stern, New York’s leading classicist architect, combines traditional style with modern amenities on quaint East End Avenue near the East River. The stone-clad facade, domed lobby, Belgian block-paved porte cochere with a water feature, in-unit fireplaces, and upper-floor terraces match the neighborhood’s finest pre-war apartment buildings. Amenities include a fitness center, event room, children’s playroom, bike storage, and more.
#3 - 40 East End Avenue
40 East End Avenue supplies dignified luxury with its tradition-minded design. Upper floors recede in stepped terraces to a landscaped roof deck. Floor-to-ceiling windows, elegantly styled in vertical frames and transoms, look out to the East River. A private porte cochere allows for discrete arrival. The spectacular penthouse sports a double-height foyer with a bronze-trimmed staircase and a massive chandelier.
#4 - 120 East End Avenue
The stately, limestone-clad co-op at 120 East End Avenue faces Carl Schurz Park and the East River, where the Blackwell Island Lighthouse at the tip of Roosevelt Island comes into direct view. Prominent, slab-like rooftop chimneys are a functional feature that services the in-unit fireplaces. The upper-floor setbacks house cozy terraces.
#5 - 1 Gracie Square
Esteemed architect Rosario Candela designed the 15-story co-op at the corner of Carl Schulz Park. The whimsical, brick-and-stone facade rises to a roof terrace and a castle-like, crenelated parapet and an octagonal turret capped with a pointed roof and corner finials. The fireplace-equipped building comes with a full-time doorman and an elevator operator.
#6 - 1 East End Avenue
Architects Pleasants Pennington and Albert W. Lewis transformed an irregular, narrow plot by the East River into an architectural masterpiece, where limestone panels and copper-trimmed bay windows decorate a staggered facade of orange brick. The 15-story building averages just two units per floor, which boast sunlit interiors thanks to the building’s slender profile. The top level holds a river-facing, shrubbery-lined terrace.
#7 - The Yorkgate, 25 East End Avenue
The 16-story co-op at 25 East End Avenue comes from the architecture firm of Cross & Cross, which is responsible for some of New York’s greatest buildings from the pre-war era. Dark red brick pleasantly contrasts with Renaissance detailing carved from light-colored stone. Pyramidal urns accent the corners at the rooftop terrace, which circles an ornate penthouse. Over half of the building’s units look upon the East River.
#8 - 170 East End Avenue
170 East End Avenue faces Carl Schurz Park and greets residents with a sunlit lobby that opens onto a spacious rear garden, while broad, floor-to-ceiling windows face Gracie Mansion, the East River, and the RFK Triboro and Hell’s Gate bridges. Some of the generously sized units come with fireplaces, duplex layouts, and apartment-sized balconies that are perfect for lively parties.
#9 - 130 East End Avenue
Architect Emery Roth, best known for his twin-towered apartment buildings on Central Park West the San Remo and the Eldorado, designed the 16-story co-op at 130 East End Avenue across from Carl Schurz Park. Large picture windows look onto the East River, and some units feature duplex layouts, terraces, and fireplaces.
#10 - 90 East End Avenue
The condo at 90 East End Avenue stands catty-corner from Carl Schulz Park, offering both park and river views from a large portion of the its 38 apartments. The cozy foyer features stone floors and walls paneled in dark wood. Some units feature terraces and wood-burning fireplaces.
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