200 East 79th Street: Review and Ratings

at The Southeast corner of Third Avenue View Full Building Profile

Review of 200 East 79th Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, limestone-clad, 19-story apartment building at 200 East 79^th Street on the southeast corner at Third Avenue was erected in 2013 by Skyline Developers, of which Orin S. Wilf is president. Skyline Developers, a division of Garden Homes Development of Short Hills, N.J., also built 170 East End Avenue, 37 Wall Street, 75 West Street and the Claremont Prep School at 41 Broad Street.

It has 39 condominium apartments.

Cetra/Ruddy was the architect.

Bottom Line

With a central Upper East Side location, this building has many large apartments and excellent public transportation and is close to Lenox Hill Hospital and numerous restaurants and boutiques.

Description

The building has a slightly recessed entrance with a bronze screen and marquee.

It has a large lobby with Sapele wood paneled walls and a marble floor.

The building has some corner windows and a few balconies and terraces.

Amenities

The building has a concierge, a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a library, a laundry and a landscaped roof deck with a pergola. It also has a gym with a basketball hoop, a ping-pong table and a mirrored dance area with bleacher-style seating.

Apartments

Kitchens have Siematic stainless cabinetry, a Betrazzoni range, and white marble countertops.

Apartment 17B is a three-bedroom unit with a 13-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 25-foot-long living/dining room with a 136-square-foot terrace and a 16-foot-long kitchen with an 11-foot-long eat-in area.

Apartment 16A is a four-bedroom unit with a 16-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 18-foot-long living room with a very large, L-shaped terrace, and a 17-foot-long dining room next to a 17-foot-long enclosed kitchen with a 17-foot-wide breakfast area off the terrace.

Apartment A on the 10^th, 11^th, 12^th and 14^th floors is a five-bedroom unit with a 15-foot-wide entrance gallery that leads to a 26-foot-long living room with a slightly curved corner window, an 18-foot-long library, and a 21-foot-long dining room next to a 21-foot-long kitchen.

Apartment A on the 3^rd through the 9^th floors is a three-bedroom unit with a 14-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 29-foot-long living/dining room with a slightly curved corner window and a 20-foot-wide open kitchen.

Apartment C on the third through the 8^th floors is a three-bedroom unit that has a 10-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 21-foot-long living room with an 11-foot-long dining alcove next to a 15-foot-long pass-through kitchen.