Gracie Towers, 180 East End Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 180 East End Avenue by Carter Horsley

This 21-story, white-brick building at 180 East End Avenue between 88^th and 89^th Streets is known as Gracie Towers and was built in 1961 and has 155 cooperative apartments.

It was building by Carol Management Corporation of which Alfred L. Kaskel was the principal and it was designed by Sylvan Bien.

Gracie Mansion, the mayor's residence since the early 1940's, is just a short distance away in Carl Schurz Park.

As a result, security here is superb and so are the dramatic views that also include picturesque vistas of Long Island Sound and its bridges.

Bottom Line

With its many balconies and amenities, this post-war building offers a great variety of layouts and spectacular views across from Carl Schurz Park.

Description

This building has many balconies, some of which have been enclosed.

It has a curved driveway entrance with a canopy and discrete air-conditioners.

It has two rooftop turrets and a large landscaped garden.

Amenities

The building has a doorman, a concierge, elevator operators, a live-in superintendent, a driveway, a gym, a garage, a rooftop swimming pool, a recreation room, storage space, a bicycle room and a laundry on each floor and in the basement.  The building is pet friendly.

Apartments

Apartment 15E is a four-bedroom unit with an 8-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 31-foot-long living room with a 15-foot-long angled terrace, an18-foot-long dining room next to a 17-foot-long kitchen and a 16-foot-long master bedroom with a 36-foot-loong terrace, a 15-foot-long dressing room and a 17-foot-long sitting area.  The unit also has a 10-foot-long study.

Apartment 20E is a three-bedroom unit with an 8-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 13-foot-long gallery that leads to a 23-foot-long living room with an angled 14-foot-long balcony and a 19-foot-long dining room next to a pass-through 19-foot-long kitchen and an 11-foot-long maid’s room.

Apartment 9E is a three-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a 31-foot-long living room with a 14-foot-long angled balcony and a 19-foot-long dining room next to a 14-foot-long kitchen and a 12-foot-long breakfast room.

Apartment 3H is a three-bedroom unit with a 21-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 28-foot-long living room with a 23-foot-long terrace next to a 18-foot-long dining room that is adjacent to a 18-foot-long kitchen and an 11-foot-long breakfast room.

Apartment 2E is a three-bedroom unit with a entry foyer that leads past a 16-foot-long kitchen to a 14-foot-long dining room that opens onto a 26-foot-living room.

Apartment 4F is a two-bedroom unit with a 14-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 24-foot-long living room with a 13-foot-long terrace and to an 18-foot-long dining room with a bay window and an angled wall next to a 13-foot-long “L”-shaped kitchen.

Apartment 8C is a two-bedroom unit with a 14-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 24-foot-long living room with a 13-foot-long balcony and a 22-foot-long dining room with a bay window adjacent to an open eat-in kitchen.

Apartment 12C is a two-bedroom unit with a 15-foot-long gallery that leads to a 24-foot-long living room with a balcony, a 19-foot-long, six-sided dining room with a bay window next to an “L”-shaped 13-foot-long kitchen.

History

Carol Management bought the 14-building site from Vincent Astor in 1956 a few days after he bought low-rise buildings at 210-214 Central Park South.  Mr. Astor bought this site in 1931 from the Alvie Realty Corporation and at the time Mr. Astor also owned 520 and 530 East 86^th Street and was building 120 East End Avenue.