By Carter B. Horsley

This pleasant, 21-story apartment building was one of the first to be erected on Fifth Avenue after World War II. It was developed by Sam Minskoff & Sons.

Across the park from the boat pond in Central Park, the building has a wonderful, highly desirable location and great views from many apartments.

The 92-unit building, which was designed by Sylvan Bien, was erected 1949-1951 and converted to a condominium in 1983. The building, which has a white-brick facade over a three-story limestone base, has an elegant, sunken lobby, designed by Dorothy Draper, a doorman, a concierge and elevator persons.

Over the years, many of its balconies on the avenue have been enclosed. The building has both discrete and protruding air-conditioners and a very handsome polished gray stone two-story entrance surround and a garage.