501 East 74th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 501 East 74th Street by Carter Horsley

The attractive building at 501 East 74^th Street is a 20-story rental apartment building on the northeast corner of York Avenue that was scheduled for completion in 2016.

Golden Asset LLC of which Benjamin Ohebshalom is a principal is the developer and the building is named after his mother. 

Stephen B. Jacobs is the architect.

The building has 82 apartments.

Bottom Line

This handsome apartment building is two blocks north of Sotheby’s, the auction house, and cross-town bus service, and is across York Avenue from two tall and very lushly landscaped apartment towers.

Description

The building has a corner windows and balconies on York Avenue.

The top five-floors are setback.

There are five apartments on floors two through eight, six on floors nine through 15, two each on the 16^th through the 18^th floors and a duplex penthouse.

The double-height lobby has a fireplace.

Amenities

The building has a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, a roof deck, a children’s playroom, a garage, a bicycle room and storage.

Apartments

Apartment A on the third through the 16^th floors is a two-bedroom unit with a 28-foot-wide living room with a balcony and an open kitchen.

Apartment C on the 9^th through the 16^th floor is a two-bedroom unit with a 15-foot-long living room with a pass-through kitchen and two balconies.

Apartment C on the third through the 8^th floor is a one-bedroom unit with a 15-foot-long living room with a wrap-around balcony and a pass-through kitchen.

Apartment E on the third through the 8^th floor is a one-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer across from the pass-through kitchen that leads to an 18-foot-long living room with a balcony.

Apartment F on the third through the 16^th floor is a studio unit with an entry foyer that leads pasts a pass-through kitchen to a 13-foot-long living room with an 8-foot-long alcove.