Building: 507 East 80th Street

Built in in 1925 and Converted in 1984, Yorkville Townhouse Condominium is a boutique elevator building with two apartments per floor, composed of 1-bedrooms, with the exception of 2-bedroom duplexes on the eight floor. The zoning is C2-5 in R-8, Zoning Map No. 9A with permissible use as commercial and residential. Each apartment features a private balcony or terrace as well as a washer/dryer and storage space in the cellar. The property is situated on the north side of 80th Street east of York Avenue and West of East End Avenue. The immediate area is comprised of residential buildings, cooperative apartments, shopping and recreational facilities. It is convenient to everything that makes New York City living so wonderful and unique. The Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Frick Museum, etc. are within short distance of the building. Also within short distance are Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion, Doctors Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital. Shopping, banks and virtually every other kind of retail establishment can be found on York and First Avenues. Many restaurants are also within easy distance. The 79th Street entrance to the FDR Drive, only two blocks away with access to Wall Street, Westchester and Long Island, as well as La Guardia, and JFK Airports. The 79 Street crosstown bus stops one block away for East-West, and buses also run along York Avenue and First Avenue. The Lexington Avenue subway line can be reached at 77th Street and Lexington, and soon the area will enjoy the Second Avenue subway station at 83rd. Street.

Building Description Provided By Johanna Beiter