111 Third Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 111 Third Avenue by Carter Horsley

This 17-story, mid-block apartment building at 111 Third Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets was erected in 1958 and has 160 co-operative apartments.  

It was designed by Horace Ginsbern & Associates, which also did 1045 Fifth Avenue, 750 Park Avenue, Lincoln Plaza Tower, 1010 Third Avenue and 40 East 84th Street. 

The building is near Union Square Park and good public transportation.  It is a condop because it is on leased land.

Bottom Line

A mid-rise, mid-block apartment building in the East Village that is close to Union Square Park.

Description

Above its one-story retail base, the white-brick building has light-blue brick piers. 

The building has a canopied entrance.  It has discrete air-conditioners.

Amenities

The building has a full-time doorman, a roof deck, a bicycle room, a live-in superintendent, a half-court basketball court, and bocce court.

Apartments

Apartment 16H is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer across from an 8-foot-square kitchen with a breakfast bar and a 28-foot-long living/dining room. 

Apartment 15C is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a 13-foot-wide dining area and a 20-foot-long living room and is next to an 18-foot-long open and windowed kitchen. 

Apartment 9K is a two-bedroom unit with a 6-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 18-foot-long living room, a 16-foot-wide enclosed and windowed kitchen, an 11-foot-wide den and a 7-foot-wide home office. 

Apartment 10G is a one-bedroom unit with an 8-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 24-foot-long living room and an open 7-foot-long kitchen with a breakfast bar.  The bedroom has an angled window. 

Apartment 5K is a studio unit with a 19-foot-long living room with a 10-foot-wide alcove and an enclosed kitchen.