Dahlia, 212 West 95th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 212 West 95th Street by Carter Horsley

This distinctive, 20-story apartment building at 212 West 95th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues.  It is known as the Dahlia and was erected in 2019.  It has 38 condominium apartments. 

It was developed by United Management, which is led by Arthur Wiener and Meir Bouskila, and Certes Partners, which was founded by Eitan Bouskila, Elan Hakimian and Sunder Jambaunathan.  

The mid-block building was designed by CetraRuddy Architects, whose projects include One Madison, 433 Greenwich Street and 200 East 59th Street. 

The neighborhood has excellent public transportation and shopping.

Bottom Line

What the heart of the Upper West Side needs is a rather riotous façade agglomeration, large apartments, lots of amenities and a large second floor terrace lushly landscaped with numerous curved elements.  It may not be a whirling dervish, but it looks like its ready for its appearance on the World of Dance.

Description

The building is setback on the side-street with an entrance marquee and tall, angled fencing on its west side enclosing its garage entrance and where the 2nd through the 6th floors have corner windows and the 7th through the 13th floors have alternating setbacks for large corner windows. 

The upper floors have glass façades with some setbacks facing the street and the top mechanical floors are handsomely enclosed with metallic screens. 

The bottom two-thirds of the tower also has a lot of alternating fenestration angled elements and sizes.

Amenities

The building has an elevated terrace with separate areas for adults and children and attractive curved landscape elements, a 24-hour, 20-foot-high attended lobby, a fitness center, a yoga studio, a children's playroom, a music room, a game room, a pet space, a bicycle room, 32 storage bins and a 12-car garage.

Apartments

Apartments have Creston home automation systems for lighting, window shades and HVAC, seven-and-a-half-inch plank floors, and kitchens have Calacatta quartz countertops and backsplashes, gray glass cabinets, and Bosch appliances.  Baths have radiant heat and glass-enclosed showers. 

Apartment 12C is a four-bedroom duplex unit with 2,123 square feet. 

Apartment 15B is a three-bedroom unit with 1,639 square feet of interior space and 358 square feet of outdoor space. 

Apartment 6A is a two-bedroom unit with 1,112 square feet with a large entry foyer that leads to a living room with an open kitchen with an island. 

Apartment 12A is a three-bedroom unit with 1,512 square feet and a living room with an open kitchen with an island.