The Victorian, 175 East 62nd Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 175 East 62nd Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, 21-story apartment building at 175 East 62^nd Street on the southeast corner at Lexington Avenue was erected in 1960 and designed by Paul Resnick and Harry F. Green.

It has 64 co-operative apartments.

It is called The Victorian.

It is convenient to Bloomingdale’s, restaurants and shopping.

Bottom Line

A central and prime location near the south end of the Upper East Side that has large apartments, a paneled lobby and is convenient to public transportation and Bloomingdale’s.

Description

This beige-brick building has a one-story base that has polished-black-granite-and-white-brick vertical components and its canopied entrance has sidewalk landscaping.

The building has discrete air-conditioners, some bay windows and some setbacks.

Amenities

The building has a full-time doorman, a garage, a laundry, and basement storage.

Apartments

Apartment 18B is a one-bedroom unit with a 9-foot-long entry foyer that leads past 13-foot-wide dining room with a large bay window next to the 9-foot-wide, windowed kitchen to a 21-foot-wide living room with some angled windows and an entrance to a 44-foot-long terrace.  The master bedroom has an 8-foot-wide balcony.

Apartment 16B is a three-bedroom unit with a 28-foot-long entrance gallery that opens onto a 28-foot-wide living room that has a 37-foot-long terrace and is next to a 20-foot-long, windowed, eat-in kitchen.

Apartment 2D is a three-bedroom unit with a 12-foot-wide entrance gallery that leads to a 24-foot-long living room in one direction and a 17-foot-long dining room next to a 19-foot-long kitchen, a 10-foot-long staff room, and a 41-foot-long terrace in the other direction.

Apartment 18A is a one-bedroom unit with a 13-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 23-foot-wide living room and a 17-foot-wide study, both with access to a 27-foot-long terrace.  The apartment has a 22-foot-long dining room next to a 17-foot-long kitchen that turns into a 9-foot-long office.