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The Olympia House, 279 East 44th Street: Review and Ratings

at The Northwest corner of Second Avenue View Full Building Profile

Carter Horsley
Review of 279 East 44th Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, 21-story, beige-brick rental apartment building has 240 units.

This building is located between Grand Central Terminal and the United Nations. It is close to the stunning Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations designed by Charles Correra and also the Ford Foundation Building designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo.

The building has a concierge, a canopied entrance with a one-story beige marble and black granite base, a roof deck, a garage, and consistent fenestration.

It has no balconies and no health club.

Key Details
  • No Fee Rental built in 1964
  • Located in Turtle Bay/United Nations
  • 240 total apartments 240 total apartments
  • Doorman
  • Pets Allowed