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This elegant 14-story red-brick building, designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1929, features just 27 apartments. Notable for its three-story limestone base, decorative gargoyles, and enclosed rooftop water tank, its asymmetrical design gives the impression of multiple structures.

This stylish red-brick, full-service building, built in 1958, sits on the SW corner of 86th St—just 2 blocks from Central Park and near top museums, Madison Ave shops, and public transport. Features include a full-time doorman, concierge, basement storage, and 75 units across 20 floors. Pied-à-terre allowed; no pets.

Located on the Upper East Side between Fifth and Madison Avenues, 31 East 79th Street is a 15-story, prewar elevator building with 19 units. Built in 1925, it offers a bike room, private storage, and a full-time doorman. Pets, pieds-à-terre, washer/dryers, and sublets are permitted with board approval.

The Swannanoa, a 10-story Neo-Renaissance building designed by Gilbert Schellinger, was built in 1898 and features a distinctive bay-windowed façade and a restored marble lobby and hallways. Amenities include two new elevators, virtual doorman, live-in super, basement laundry, and storage (for a fee). Pieds-à-terre, gifting, and parents buying with children are allowed.

105 West 13th Street is a 98-unit, pet-friendly red-brick co-op on a charming landmarked block in the heart of the Central Village. The post-war building offers studios to two-bedroom homes. Amenities include a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, porters, laundry room, bike room, and a spacious roof deck with panoramic city views. An attended 24-hour garage…

Built in 1959 by Melvin D. Lipman and Bernard Spitzer, 1050 Fifth Avenue is a 20-story postwar co-op with 90 apartments, located between 86th and 87th Streets across from the Neue Galerie. This full-service, pet-friendly building features a full-time doorman, garage, fitness room, laundry (W/Ds allowed), and common storage. Up to 50% financing is permitted.

Built in 1916, 106 East 85th Street is a classic prewar co-op located on a quiet block between Park and Lexington Avenues. With just two residences per floor, this pet-friendly building primarily features spacious “classic seven” layouts. Amenities include part-time doormen, a resident manager, individual storage, a central laundry room, and a recreation room. Ideally…

1082 Park Avenue is a boutique prewar co-op ideally located between 88th and 89th Streets. Built in 1887 by Frederick T. Camp and reimagined in 1925 by Augustus N. Allen in a neo-Florentine style, it remains known as the “Dutch Girl Cleaners” building due to its retained commercial space. Converted in 1979, the building has…

The Mondrian, a striking creation by Fox & Fowle, stands out in New York not just for its architectural elegance, but for its rare embrace of bold color. Named after the iconic modernist painter known for his vibrant grid-based artwork, the tower features an aluminum and glass curtain wall adorned with vivid shades of blue,…

The Olcott is a distinguished prewar condominium offering full-service living in the heart of the Upper West Side. This landmark building showcases a beautifully restored grand lobby and provides a range of desirable amenities, including a private residents’ dining room, a children’s playroom, cold storage, and a well-equipped fitness center. Residences at The Olcott thoughtfully…