Overview

About 515 East 72nd Street

This very attractive, 39-story, 404-foot-high apartment tower was converted in 2006 to 365 residential condominium apartments.

It had been erected in 1986 by The Macklowe Organization as a rental apartment building with more than 400 apartments.

The building has a particularly attractive facade that is modulated by its many balconies and excellent window treatments and it is on an attractive street east of York Avenue that overlooks the East River and Sotheby's, which occupies the east blockfront of York Avenue between 71st and 72nd Street. There is good bus transportation nearby and several medical institutions to the south along York Avenue.

This block dead-ends in a pleasant, curved overlook of the East River and there is a rather charming group of black-painted, low-rise buildings with red entrance doors further to the east of this tower.

This building has a health club and pool, garage, doorman, concierge, valet service, recreation room, bicycle room, private garden and storage space. It permits pets.

The Macklowe Organization sold it in 2005 to C & K Properties, of which Meir Cohen and Ben Korman are principals, for more than $360 million.

It was designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron.

The developers of an East Side condo tower conceived as one of the country?s first "spa living" residences said that they were forming a partnership with a new spa operator, American Leisure, after severing ties in October with Miraval, the resort based in Tucson, according to an article in the December 15, 2010 edition of The New York Times by Sarah Kershaw.

The spa was to be based in the apartment building at 515 East 72nd Street.

The building was converted to a residential condominium in 2007 when its name was changed from River Terrace to Miraval Living because the spa planned to open a branch in the building.

View full profile, photos, map and apartments for sale & rent at 515 East 72nd Street