Chatham Towers

Chatham Towers stands as one of New York City's most significant examples of Brutalist architecture, completed in 1964 alongside landmarks like the Whitney Museum and MetLife Building. The complex consists of two bold 25 story towers at 170 and 180 Park Row, designed by Kelly & Gruzen as the city's first residential housing built with exposed concrete poured on site. The 240 unit cooperative introduced several architectural innovations, including Manhattan's first double glazed windows with built in venetian blinds and pioneering use of drywall instead of traditional plaster. 

Notable design features include distinctive trapezoidal openings in the rooftop water tank enclosures and a unique alternating balcony pattern where two floors of corner balconies alternate with two floors without balconies. The towers occupy only 15% of their triangular site, which was built on the last remaining fragment of the notorious Five Points neighborhood, with the remaining space featuring an underground 125 car garage and landscaped plaza designed by renowned landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg.

Located at the intersection of Chinatown, Tribeca, and the Financial District, the building offers modern full service amenities including 24 hour doorman service, central air conditioning, and a live in superintendent. Most apartments feature corner exposures with five units per floor, and many units boast spectacular views of the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings through oversized picture windows. 

Common apartment features include private terraces on select units, hardwood floors, and flexible layouts ranging from approximately 550 square foot studios to spacious 800 square foot one bedrooms, with some larger two-bedroom units available. The pet friendly co op includes monthly maintenance that covers electricity costs, along with bike and storage facilities, laundry rooms, and discounted parking rates for shareholders at $235 per month.