310 West 106th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 310 West 106th Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, mid-block building at 310 West 106^th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive was built in 1927 and has 78 cooperative apartments.

The 16-story building was converted in 1979.

Bottom Line

On a quiet street close to Riverside Park, this handsome, pre-war, mid-block building has an elevator operator and a roof deck.

Description

The building has an attractive, two-story, one-step-up entrance surround with light sconces but not canopy and no sidewalk landscaping.

The first floor has nice window surrounds and stone quoins and the upper masonry façade has beige bricks and quoins.

There are some visible masonry façade patches and there is a bandcourse above the 13^th floor.

The building has a cornice and a roof deck and some protruding air-conditioners.

Amenities

The building has an elevator operator, a roof deck, a bicycle room, a live-in superintendent and a laundry.

Apartments

Apartments have windowed, eat-in kitchens and windowed baths.

Penthouse 17B is a one-bedroom unit with entry that leads up a stair to an 18-foot-long living room with a wood-burning fireplace with an 11-foot-long dining area and a 10-foot-long enclosed kitchen.  Three sides of the apartment are surrounding by a large terrace.

Apartment 3B is a two-bedroom unit that has a 13-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 21-foot-long living room and to a 10-foot-long enclosed dining area next to an open 8-foot-long kitchen.

Apartment 7D is a one-bedroom unit with an 8-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 19-foot-long living room that leads to a 7-foot-dining area next to an 8-foot-long kitchen.  The apartment also has a very long closet.

Apartment 3E is a one-bedroom unit with a 6-foot-long entry foyer that opens into an 18-foot-long living room next to a 15-foot-long eat-in windowed kitchen.

Apartment 2C is a one-bedroom unit that has a 7-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 20-foot-wide living room next to an 8-foot-wide dining area adjacent to an enclosed 9-foot-long kitchen.