50 East 79th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 50 East 79th Street by Carter Horsley

The quite attractive, 21-story, red-brick building at 50 East 79^th Street on the southeast corner at Madison Avenue has one of the choicest locations on the Upper East Side, close to many major museums and world-famous boutiques and art galleries. 

The building has considerable light and air and many good views because the block across Madison Avenue consists of many distinguished, low-rise townhouses. 

This 95-unit building was erected in 1958 and designed by Brown & Guenther. 

It was converted to a cooperative in 1963.

Bottom Line

Madison Avenue here is a stroller's delight with excellent bus transportation and one of the city's finest public schools, PS 6, is two blocks to the north on the avenue and Central Park is just a few mansions away.

Description

The top of the building has many angled terraces that give the building a nice form.  The roof-top water tank enclosure is very attractive and the building has a two-story polished gray granite base.

Amenities

The top of the building has many angled terraces that give the building a nice form.  The roof-top water tank enclosure is very attractive and the building has a two-story polished gray granite base.

Apartments

Many of the apartments facing Madison Avenue, which can have considerable traffic during the day, have views of Central Park. 

Apartment 7B is a one-bedroom unit that has a 10-foot-long entry foyer that opens onto a 24-foot-long living room and a 16-foot-long den next to a 16-foot-long kitchen. 

Apartment 6C is a two-bedroom unit that has a 15-foot-long entrance foyer that leads to a 25-foot-long living room that opens onto a 19-foot-long dining room adjacent to a enclosed 19-foot-long kitchen. 

Penthouse A is a two-bedroom unit with a 17-foot-long entry foyer that opens onto a 25-foot-long living room with a wrap-around terraces and a 17-foot-long dining room next to a 12-foot-square kitchen. The apartment has two other terraces and a maid’s room. 

Apartment 6A is a three-bedroom unit that has a long entry foyer that leads to a 15-foot-long gallery that opens onto a 23-foot-long living room and a 19-foot-long dining room next to a 24-foot-long kitchen with a 10-foot-long breakfast room.