Carter HorsleyFeb 11, 2014
Carter's Review
This 15-story apartment house at 173 West 78th Street on the northwest corner of Amsterdam Avenue was built in 1929 and has 89 units.
It was designed by George A. Bagge & Sons, whose other buildings in Manhattan include 55 West 11th Street, 172 West 72nd Street, 155 East 93rd Street and 110 West 96th Street.
Bottom Line
A pleasant, red-brick, pre-war rental apartment building convenient to public transportation and numerous restaurants.
Description
The red-brick building has a canopied entrance with a nice surround, a bandcourse above the third floor and two-story pilasters between the second and third floors with some attractive window surrounds on the second floor. It also has window surrounds on the 13th floor and quoins on the 5th floor.
It has some protruding air-conditioners.
Amenities
The building has a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, a laundry room and rentable storage.
Apartments
Apartments are studios and one-bedroom units.
- No Fee Rental built in 1929
- Located in Broadway Corridor
- 89 total apartments 89 total apartments
- Doorman
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