The Cole, 354 East 91st Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 354 East 91st Street by Carter Horsley

This 22-story rental apartment building at 354 East 91^st Street on the southwest corner at First Avenue on the Upper East Side was erected in 2003 as The Electra and in 2015 it was renamed The Cole.

It has 163 units.

It was developed by the Forkosh Development Group of which Alex Forkosh is a principal.  It was bought in 2012 by Carmel Partners of San Franciso for $95 million.

The architect was Van J. Brody of Brooklyn.

Bottom Line

A bland box with inset balconies whose attraction is that is not far from the popular Asphalt Green park and Carl Schurz Park overlooking the East River.

Description

The building, which has many partially inset balconies, has a stone façade with a three-story rusticated case and an entrance on 91^st Street.

There is one set-back and it and top of the building have plain light-brown cornices.

Amenities

The building has a concierge, a doorman and a live-in superintendent as well as a gym, a garage and residents’ lounge, and a laundry on every floor.  

Apartments

Most units have exterior space.

Apartment 2 on the 2^nd through the 15^th floors is a three-bedroom unit with an entry foyer across from a bedroom that leads to a 21-foot-long living room with a 12-foot-wide balcony ad an open kitchen.

Apartment 5 on the 2^nd through the 15^th floors is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer next to an open kitchen leading to a 12-foot-long living room with a 9-foot-wide balcony.

Apartment 3 on the 17^th through the 22^nd floors is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to the open kitchen and a 17-foot-long living room with an 11-foot-wide balcony.

Apartment 1 on floors 3 through 14 is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer next to an open kitchen and the 16-foot-lon living room with a balcony.

Apartment 1604 is a one-bedroom unit with a 26-foot-wide living room with an open kitchen and a 47-foot-long terrace that also has access from the 21-foot-wide bedroom.