The Monterey at Lex, 1501 Lexington Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 1501 Lexington Avenue by Carter Horsley

This attractive, red-brick apartment building at 1501 Lexington Avenue on the southeast corner at 97th Streets was erected in 2001.  The 12-floor building has 160 rental apartments. 

It is called The Monterey at Lex.  The much larger and curved Monterey apartment house is on the same block at the northwest corner at 96th Street. 

It was developed by Monterey Properties and designed by SLCE Architects. 

It is very convenient to public transportation and is close to the handsome Carnegie Hill neighborhood.

Bottom Line

A handsome, mid-rise, red-brick apartment building that is very convenient to public transportation with some corner and some bay windows and a one-story rusticated base. 

Description

The red-brick building has a light-colored, one-story,  rusticated base. 

Above the sixth floor, the building has corner windows at three of its corners and some bay windows where its façades are indented.

Amenities

The building has a doorman and a 24-hour concierge, a large, landscaped roof deck, valet parking, storage, a fitness center, a bicycle room, a resident manager, and building-wide water filtration.  The building is pet-friendly.

Apartments

Apartments have halogen track lighting and many have dining bars and windows and custom mini-blinds. 

Apartment B on the 10th floor is a two-bedroom unit that has a long entry foyer that leads to a pass-through kitchen and a 20-foot-long living/dining room with a large bay window.  One of the bedrooms has a corner window and a windowed bathroom. 

Apartment H on the 11th floor is a one-bedroom unit with a 22-foot-long living room with a large bay window and an pass-through, windowed kitchen. 

Apartment 4A is a studio unit with a 16-foot-long living room with an open, windowed kitchen with a breakfast bar and a 9-foot-long alcove.