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Rockefeller Apartments,
24 West 55th Street
Doorman Co-op located in Midtown West, between Fifth Avenue & Avenue of the Americas
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- Apartments For Sale (4)
- Recent Sales (11)
- All Units in Building (138)
Unit #
Beds
Baths
Size
Price / Ft2
Price
Listed on
Days on Market
1 bed
1 bath
$825,000
Oct 25, 2024
10 days
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1 bed
1 bath
900 ft2
$611
$550,000
Oct 7, 2024
28 days
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3 beds
3 baths
2,100 ft2
$950
$1,995,000
Jul 23, 2024
104 days
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1 bed
1 bath
$515,000 -8.8%
in contract
Dec 13, 2022
692 days
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#7F:
$825,000
- 1 bed
#11B:
$550,000
- 1 bed
#11DE:
$1,995,000
- 3 beds
in contract
#2H:
$515,000 (-8.8%)
- 1 bed
Overview of Rockefeller Apartments at 24 West 55th Street
The Rockefeller Apartments, a two-building development comprising 24 West 55th Street and 17 West 54th Street, is a landmarked Art Deco cooperative built in 1936 by Nelson Rockefeller. It is at the center of the city near Central Park, the Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Hall, and the Theater District.
Year Built
1936
Apartments
138
Floors
11
Pets:
Allowed
Neighborhood
Midtown West (Manhattan)
Min Down
50%
138Apartments
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Amenities
- FT Doorman
- Pre War
- Full Service Garage
- Garden
- Elevator
- Landmarked
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Carter’s Review
"Erected in 1936 on the former site of the townhouse of John D. Rockefeller Sr., this through-block project is notable for its large, curved bay windows and its large garden.
John D. Rockefeller Sr. originally planned only to renovate his townhouse, but, according to Robert A. M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin and Thomas Mellins in their book, "New York 1930 Architecture and Urbanism Between The Two World Wars," Rizzoli, 1987, "gradually the undertaking grew into a full-scale project providing two twelve-story buildings that represented an important breakthrough on a number of counts: the Rockefeller Apartments filled a five-year-old void in middle-class apartment house construction in midtown, and at the same time introduced a new elegance to efficiently, organized, modestly scaled accommodations and demonstrated that nonhistorical architecture need not necessarily be harsh and mechanistic.""
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John D. Rockefeller Sr. originally planned only to renovate his townhouse, but, according to Robert A. M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin and Thomas Mellins in their book, "New York 1930 Architecture and Urbanism Between The Two World Wars," Rizzoli, 1987, "gradually the undertaking grew into a full-scale project providing two twelve-story buildings that represented an important breakthrough on a number of counts: the Rockefeller Apartments filled a five-year-old void in middle-class apartment house construction in midtown, and at the same time introduced a new elegance to efficiently, organized, modestly scaled accommodations and demonstrated that nonhistorical architecture need not necessarily be harsh and mechanistic.""
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Pros & Cons
- Very large rounded bay windows
- Doorman
- Elevator persons
- Prime location across from the garden of the Museum of Modern Art
- Sundecks
- Fireplaces
- Through-block project
- Close to Subway
- No garage
- No health club
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President, Nelson Rockefeller designed by Wallace K. Harrison. It was
an innovative design with the apartments all having large windows and
circular or square dining areas with windows. There were an additional
group of staff quarters on the second floor of each side which was for
people who needed to bring a housekeeper with them. The building
has mostly one bedroom apartments, some with terraces on the higher
floors and two bedroom apartments which have bedrooms in the back
overlooking the beautiful interior garden. In 1954 the building was
turned into cooperative ownership and has attracted really interesting
people including many from the theatre and art world.
Today buyers for this building are attracted to the architecture and
many are interested in retaining the original baths, kitchens and the
hardware. The floors are herringbone parquet throughout with the
exception of the baths and kitchens. The building is now landmarked
and holds a spot in the group of New York's finest buildings.