The Ascot, 407 Park Avenue South: Review and Ratings
between East 28th Street & East 29th Street View Full Building Profile
This 26-story, beige brick, apartment tower was erected in 1984 and contains apartments. It was developed by the Peter Kalikow Organization and designed by Philip Birnbaum.
It was converted to co-operative apartments in 1988.
It is one the former site of the Belmore Cafeteria, a favorite, 24-hour eating spot for taxi drivers.
It is set back on the avenue with retail stores and has a side-street, canopied entrance in fencing in a plaza with an entrance to the uptown Lexington Avenue local subway.
It is across 28th Street from a McDonald's.
Bottom Line
A gawky tower in a plaza with a fine location convenient to the popular NoMad and Flatiron districts.
Description
A beige-brick, 26-story apartment tower set in a plaza with a landscaped and canopied sidestreet entrance in an excellent location in the NoMad and Flatiron districts.
Amenities
The building has a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, a gym, a roof deck, a bicycle room, a canopied entrance with sidewalk landscaping, and storage.
Apartments
Apartment 25A if a two-bedroom unit with a 26-foot-long living room with a balcony and an enclosed and windowed, 11-foot-long kitchen.
Apartment 7E is a one-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer that leads to a 21-foot-long living room with a five-side balcony, an 8-foot-wide dining room and a 7-foot-long kitchen.
Apartment 8C is a studio unit with a small entry foyer and a 17-foot-long living room.
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