151 West 74th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 151 West 74th Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, 9-story, mid-block building at 151 West 74th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues was erected in 1923 and has 49 co-operative apartments. 

It was designed in Neo-Renaissance style by F. P. Platt & Brother that, according to Streeteasy.com, was "best known for their designs of the Art Deco self-service Horn & Hardart automat restaurants." 

It was developed by the Ludor Realty Corporation.

Bottom Line

An attractive, mid-block, pre-war building with a roof deck that is not far from the 72nd Street express subway station at Broadway and good retail.

Description

The red-brick building has a one-story limestone base with an entrance surround and some sidewalk landscaping.  There is a small balcony above the entrance and a few more above the fourth floor. 

The masonry façade is punctuated with small projecting bricks and the building has a nice cornice and permits window air-conditioners. 

The third floor has pairs of windows with lunette surrounds.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck, video intercom, a live-in superintendent, storage, bicycle storage, a basement play area, a laundry and it is pet-friendly.

Apartments

Apartment 5A is a two-bedroom unit with an 11-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 19-foot-long living room and an 15-foot-long enclosed dining room next to a 11-foot-wide enclosed and windowed kitchen. 

Apartment 7D is a two-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer that opens onto a 19-foot-long living room and an 11-foot-wide, enclosed and windowed kitchen. 

Apartment 8C is a one-bedroom unit with a 7-foot-wide entry foyer that opens onto a 19-foot-long living room that is next to a 10-foot-long, enclosed and windowed kitchen. 

Apartment 2B is a one-bedroom unit with a 13-foot-wide living room and a 9-foot-long enclosed and windowed kitchen.