Carter's Review

This 17-story, mid-block, rental apartment building at 184 Lexington Avenue between 31^st and 32^nd Streets was erected by The Hakimian Organization in 1984.

It is also known as Lexington Plaza and 131 East 31st Street and it has 96 apartments.

The building was designed by Wechsler, Grasso, Menziuso. It is convenient to the Murray Hill and Kips Bay neighborhoods and not far from Gramercy Park.

Bottom Line

Not far from Murray Hill and Madison Square Park, this building has a very dramatic lobby and many balconies.

Description

The beige-brick building has many balconies arranged in three bays above the 5^th floor and larger and broader balconies near the center of the façade between the 3^rd and 5^th floors.

It has a two-story, arched granite entrance surround and a canopied entrance.

The building’s lobby is very impressive with angled walls and a geometrically interesting concierge desk designed by BG Studio International Inc.

Amenities

The building has a 24-hour doorman, a roof deck, a fitness center, and a laundry.  It is pet friendly.

Apartments

Apartment 16C is a one-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-long living room with a balcony and an 8-foot-wide kitchen.

Apartment 4B is a two-bedroom unit with a 22-foot-long living room with a balcony and a 10-foot-long dining alcove next to a 7-foot-long enclosed kitchen.

Apartment 5A is a two-bedroom unit with a 25-foot-long living from and five-sided balcony and a 7-foot-long kitchen.

History

The building site was sold to the Hakimians by the Alabama Oil Company and had been a parking lot.

The Hakimians’ other properties in the city include The Club at Turtle Bay, The Chelsea Grande at 460 West 20^th Street, 227 Mulberry Street, 220 East 24^th Street, 75 Wall Street, 690 Greenwich Street, 40 East 12^th Street and 146 East 39^th Street.