120 East End Avenue
At The Northwest corner of West 85th Street | Yorkville
Key Details
- Co-op
- Built in 1930
- 42 Apartments
- 17 Floors
- Size From # avail
- 4 Beds $7,250,000 2
- Last updated Oct 23, 2017
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- Size Avg. Price # Sold
- 4 BEDS $8,600,000 1
- 5 BEDS $5,950,000 1
- Avg. Price based on 2 closings during past 12 months Last updated Oct 23, 2017
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Overview
- #42 Rated co-op - Upper East Side
- #4 Rated co-op - Yorkville
This huge limestone palazzo apartment building was erected by Vincent Astor, who for many years occupied its top floor.
It was the third and most luxurious of three large apartment houses developed by Astor in the area. The others are 520 and 530 East 86th Street.
Designed by Charles A. Platt in an understated International Style and overlooking Carl Schurz Park, the 17-story building has large apartments, three to most floors, and five duplex apartments.
Since its completion in 1931, it has been one of the premier residential buildings around Gracie Park.
Platt also designed 530 East 86th Street, 15-story Georgian-style structure, for Astor.
Platt's design was "a preeminent example of his restrained, even dry approach," according to Robert A. M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin and Thomas Mellins in their book, "New York 1930, Architecture and Urbanism Between The Two World Wars," (Rizzoli, 1988).
They noted that the building "troubled" famed architecture critic Lewis Mumford who found it "chaste," adding that "The taste is excellent; the architectural conception, deficient...The virtues of 120 East End Avenue are perhaps real, but they are negative; its vices are positive....it disregards the standards that are now accepted as minimal for the lower income groups....Obviously, the sound doctrine that every house must provide, part of its original cost and equipment, the open spaces needed for amenity and decency has a long way to go, particularly in upper-class housing....Mr. Vincent Astor's standards would not do for the Amalgamated Clothing workers.
"In pre-air-conditioned days, of course, such concern for 'light and air' were not entirely with a rationale, but few today would worry about having a very large apartment with park and water views.
The entrance to 120 East End Avenue is on the sidestreet, but a large maisonette unit in the building has its own entrance on the avenue.The façade is without decoration but fine thin courses...
Features & Amenities
- FT Doorman
- Pre War
- Basement Storage
- Elevator
Apts For sale AT 120 East End Avenue (2)
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120 East End Avenue
The pros & cons
- Very large apartments
- Park and water views from many apartments
- Concierge
- No sundeck
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In the Neighborhood: What’s Available & Sales Stats
- 215 Available for Sale
- $1,070 Avg. Price / Ft2
- $1,642,589 Avg. Price
- $865,000 Median Price
- Most Expensive 10 Gracie Square Apt 6A | $15,000,000
- Least Expensive 515 East 88th Street Apt 4A | $290,000
- 426 Total Sales
- $957 Avg. Price / Ft2
- $995,452 Avg. Price
- $730,000 Median Price
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Most Expensive
120 East End Avenue
Apt 10B | $8,600,000
Price / ft2 $2,098 - Least Expensive The Chapin House Apt 4E | $256,100
