Channel Club, 455 East 86th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 455 East 86th Street by Carter Horsley

The Channel Club tower at 455 East 86^th Street on the northwest corner at 86^th Street is a slender, dark brown monolith set back in a landscaped and raised corner plaza. 

The 39-story building was designed in 1987 by Wechsler-Grasso-Menziuso. A recent lobby renovation was designed by Michael Zenreich.  

David Edelstein and Harvey and Edward Simpson were the developers. 

The building, which is also known as 1633 York Avenue, has 164 condominium apartments.

Bottom Line

One long block away from Carl Schurz Park, this building has excellent bus transportation and is not far from good supermarkets and excellent private girls’ schools.

Description

The tower is distinguished by its reddish-purple brick façades and rather complex massing. About twenty years after it was built, a small building extension was added on the west side of its plaza that is across from a diner and a bagel shop.

Amenities

The building has a landscaped plaza, a live-in superintendent, a doorman, a children’s playground, a health club and a pool. It is also pet friendly.

Apartments

Apartment 14D has an angled entry foyer that leads to a 17-foot-long living room with an open kitchen. 

Apartment 18B is a one-bedroom unit that has a 7-foot-wide pass-through kitchen next to the 15-foot-wide living room with a curved corner window and a 10-foot-long den that opens onto a small curved balcony. 

Apartment 16E is a one-bedroom unit with a long foyer that leads to a 9-foot-long dining area across from an enclosed kitchen and a 17-foot-long corner living room. 

Apartment 14ABC is a four-bedroom unit with an 11-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 22-footlong corner living room and a 11-foot-long dining room with a small curved terrace next to a 15-foot-long kitchen adjacent to a 9-foot-square den that opens onto a small curved terrace.  One of the bedrooms has a small terrace.  

Apartment 22E is a two-bedroom unit that has a 9-foot-long foyer that leads to a open 8-foot-long kitchen with an island next to a 8-foot-square dining room and a 15-foot-square living room with a curved window that opens onto a 11-foot-long curved balcony. 

The 32^nd floor is a six-bedroom unit with a 20-foot-long gallery that opens onto a 26-foot-long living room with a 17-foot-long dining area.  The apartment also has an open 22-foot-long kitchen with an island next to the 17-foot-long family room. 

Apartment 8/9A is a duplex with a 12-foot-long den, an 18-foot-long living room with an 11-foot-long open kitchen and a 15-foot long balcony on the lower level and two bedrooms and a 15-foot-long balcony on the upper level.