By Carter B. Horsley
Impressive in its girth that is nicely modulated by numerous stringcourses, this Italian Renaissance-palazzo-style apartment building was erected in 1921 and converted to a condominium in 1958.
The 12-story building has 71 apartments.
It was designed by Pickering & Walker and remodeled in 1941 by Emery Roth.
The building, which has a light-yellow brick facade above a one-story granite base with granite window reveals, has a nicely rusticated, one-and-half-story limestone entrance that steps up into the lobby. The entrance is flanked by lanterns and the building, which has no sidewalk landscaping, has a large, attractive cornice.
The building has a doorman, but no garage. It is close to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue and there are several schools and religious institutions in the area. There is good cross-town bus service on 79th Street.