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166 East 96th Street

The Abbey,
166 East 96th Street

Doorman Co-op located in Carnegie Hill, between Lexington Avenue & Third Avenue

  • Apartments For Sale (3)
  • For Rent (1)
  • Recent Sales (7)
  • All Units in Building (65)
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Overview of The Abbey at 166 East 96th Street

The Abbey is an Art Deco cooperative building that permits sublets, pied-a-terres and pets as well as 80% financing. There is a part-time doorman from 8 am to midnight and a live-in superintendent. The building features cage storage, a laundry room, a common garden, and a bike room. Located on the south side of the street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue at 166 East 96th Street, the building is positioned a half block from the 6 train and crosstown bus and just a few blocks from Whole Foods Market and Central Park, as well as charming boutiques, neighborhood staples, cultural institutions, schools, hospitals and restaurants

Year Built
1928
Apartments
65
Floors
16
Pets: Allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
25%
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Amenities

  • PT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Resident Storage
  • Garden
  • Elevator
  • Laundry Room
  • Bike Room

Shh... Many units sell without being publicly listed.

Learn more about off-market listings at The Abbey!

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Nearby Subways

  1. 6
at Lexington Ave 0.04 miles
  1. 4
  2. 5
at Lexington Ave 0.49 miles

Carter’s Review

"This very handsome, 16-story, mid-block building was erected in 1928. It is a cooperative with 65 apartments.

The building has an exposed rooftop watertank, no garage, no roof deck, no balconies and no health club."
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Pros & Cons

  • Handsome- Art-Deco-style- pre-war building
  • Close to Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Convenient to many religious institutions
  • Not far from many private schools
  • Excellent public transportation
  • Considerable Light-and-air
  • Doorman
  • Multipaned windows
  • Close to Subway
  • Exposed rooftop water tank
  • Near school and playground
  • No health club
  • No garage
  • One-step-up entrance
  • Some traffic

CityRealty Rating

22
/44
Architecture
+
21
/36
Location
+
12
/39
Features
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CITYREALTY
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    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

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