300 East 79th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 300 East 79th Street by Carter Horsley

The 18-story residential condominium building at 300 East 79^th Street on the southeast corner at Second Avenue was developed by 1510 Second Avenue LLC, of which Meyer Chetrit is a principal. 

The building was designed by H. Thomas O’Hara and has 40 apartments.  

His other projects include Sutton 57, the Aurora and the Chartwell House at 1760 Second Avenue. He is also the architect for Jonis Realty’s condo apartment building at 45 East 29^th Street and the Verde Chelsea at 125th West 22^nd Street. 

Jack Levy Design LLC did the interior design. 

It was completed in 2008.

Bottom Line

This glass apartment tower has a central Upper East Side location close to many schools and boutiques and is convenient to cross-town bus service.

Description

The glass-façade building has an upwardly angled glass entrance canopy, an elliptical lobby with Anigre panels, Venetian stucco, and Travertine and Thassos marble panels. 

There is one apartment on the second floor, and four on the third floor and three on floors four through 12 and two apartments on floors 13 and 14 and floors 15 through 18 will have one apartment each. 

The site was formerly occupied by two low-rise mid-block buildings on the avenue and a low-rise structure at the corner occupied by North Fork Bank. 

Amenities

The glass-façade building has an upwardly angled glass entrance canopy, an elliptical lobby with Anigre panels, Venetian stucco, and Travertine and Thassos marble panels. 

There is one apartment on the second floor, and four on the third floor and three on floors four through 12 and two apartments on floors 13 and 14 and floors 15 through 18 will have one apartment each. 

The site was formerly occupied by two low-rise mid-block buildings on the avenue and a low-rise structure at the corner occupied by North Fork Bank. 

Apartments

Apartments have walnut floors, basemoldings, Bosch washers and dryers and 9 to 13-foot-high ceilings. 

Kitchens have Subzero 600 Series stainless steel refrigerators, Wolf gas ranges, custom walnut cabinetry and Bosch dishwashers. 

Bathrooms have Kohler cast-iron soaking tubs and Toto waterclosets. 

Apartment A on floors 4 though 12 has a 19-foot-long living/dining room with a 8-foot-long enclosed kitchen and two bedrooms. 

Apartment B on the 14^th and 15^th floors is a three-bedroom unit that has a large entry gallery that opens onto a 41-foot-long great room next to a 16-foot-long enclosed kitchen.  

Penthouses B and C is a three-bedroom unit that has a 13-foot-wide entry gallery that leads to a 28-foot-long great room net to a 13-foot-wide kitchen with an island and a 9-foot-wide breakfast room.