Carter HorsleyDec 23, 2011
Carter's Review
Madison Avenue is generally best known for its boutiques and not its architecture. The avenue, however, actually has a nice collection of mid-rise, pre-war buildings with quite distinctive, copper roofs.
This handsome but and modest 15-story structure, erected in 1925, is just such an example as it has a tall, pitched roof. It was converted in 1985 to a condominium and it has only 16 apartments, which gives it a degree of exclusivity commensurate with its prime location across from the main entrance to the Carlyle Hotel, one of the city's most elegant.
This location is very convenient to many of the city's most famous boutiques and several important cultural institutions. There are also several religious institutions and schools in the area.
The façade of the redbrick building has subtle piers that lend the structure a strong sense of verticality and its top is nicely sculpted with some terraces.
A local subway station is nearby at 77th Street and Lexington close to Lenox Hill Hospital. There is good cross-town bus service on 79th Street.
Carter B. Horsley
- Condo built in 1925
- Converted in 1985
- Located in Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St.
- 15 total apartments 15 total apartments
- 10 recent sales ($999K to $5M)
- Doorman
- Pets Allowed
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