The Crystal House, 200 East 24th Street: Review and Ratings
at The Southeast corner of Third Avenue View Full Building Profile
This brown-brick apartment building, which is accented with beige-brick vertical piers, has a large entrance marquee at the corner on the avenue and is set back in landscaped plazas on both the avenue and the sidestreet.
The 19-story building was erected in 1972 and converted to a cooperative in 1979. It has 164 apartments.
The entrance of the boxy building is highlighted by the façade treatment above it, which has broader spandrels on both the avenue and the sidestreet, a subtle touch. The avenue entrance has three steps but the sidestreet approach to the entrance is a ramp.
While this location is not far from the charming Gramercy Park and Flatiron Districts, Third Avenue in this area is not the city's greatest demonstration of architectural glory. A new Baruch College building, however, to the east on 24th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue is a very unusual and dramatic structure with a curved form and a bright metal top that is very visible from this building.
This building has a pleasant lobby, a doorman, a garage, discrete air-conditioners and a roof deck, but no balconies. In addition to the area's many large and impressive restaurants, there is excellent public transportation.
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