1360 Avenue of the Americas

The Gallery House is a twenty-story post-war brick apartment building, designed by Horace Ginsbern & Associates and completed in 1962. The design is of its era: a functional masonry tower with a doorman lobby, efficient elevator service, and the full-floor and half-floor planning that produced the large apartments the building is known for.

The apartment mix runs toward generously sized one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, with some apartments carrying private terraces or balconies. The building's height and corner position give upper-floor apartments open exposures, and the landscaped rooftop terrace captures Central Park and skyline views to the north. Ceiling heights and floor plates reflect the more generous scale of the better post-war buildings rather than the compressed layouts of later new construction.

Apartment condition varies with individual ownership across the building's six decades, as is typical of a mature post-war condominium; buyers should underwrite each unit on its own renovation state.

The Gallery House operates as a full-service condominium with a 24-hour doorman, a concierge desk, and a live-in resident manager, under professional management. The amenity set is complete for a post-war Midtown building: the landscaped rooftop terrace with Central Park views is the signature common space, supported by central laundry, private storage, and a full-service parking garage adjacent to the building. There is no in-building fitness center — a factor for amenity-focused buyers to weigh.

As a condominium, the building offers the flexibility of the ownership form: subletting and pied-à-terre use are accommodated, and the building has long been regarded as investor-friendly. The building's schedule of transfer and lease fees is set at the condominium level; per building documentation, financing requires a 20% minimum down. Monthly carry is a function of common charges plus separately assessed real estate taxes, and the building has historically been noted for comparatively moderate common charges given its size; buyers should model both, along with any building assessments, during due diligence.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

Market read. Most recent trades (2005) cleared a median $928/sf across 4 sales.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01271-0101) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.

Large apartments are the building's signature. The Gallery House is known for generous full-floor and half-floor post-war layouts — the right building for buyers who want size and volume in a Midtown full-service setting.

It is a condominium in a corridor of co-ops. Permitted subletting, pied-à-terre and investment use, and the building's investor-friendly reputation give buyers latitude the surrounding cooperatives do not. This is a genuine structural advantage for part-time and investor buyers.

The roof deck and the Park proximity are real amenities. The landscaped rooftop terrace with Central Park views, a few blocks from the Park itself, is the building's amenity highlight. Note there is no in-building gym; parking is available in the adjacent full-service garage.

Model the full monthly carry. As a condominium, carry is common charges plus separately assessed taxes; run both, along with any current assessments. The building's historically moderate common charges are a point to verify against current figures.

Underwrite the apartment on its own condition. Six decades of ownership mean renovation state varies widely. View the specific unit and price on its recent comparables.

Lead with apartment size and the condominium structure. The large post-war layouts and the flexibility of condominium ownership — subletting, pied-à-terre use, investor-friendliness — are the concrete differentiators that widen the buyer pool relative to the corridor's cooperatives.

Price on square footage, floor, and outdoor space. With a heterogeneous apartment stock, per-square-foot comparables on the specific line and floor are the right basis. Terraces and high-floor Park exposure drive real premiums.

Position the value economics honestly. Comparatively moderate common charges for the apartment size are a genuine selling point — frame them directly against current figures.

Closing timelines are condominium-fast. Without cooperative board approval, condominium closings typically run 30–45 days from contract to closing, subject to any right of first refusal.

If you're considering The Gallery House, also evaluate:

• 135 West 52nd Street — nearby Midtown West condominium
• 150 West 55th Street — nearby Midtown West cooperative
• 112 West 56th Street — nearby Midtown West cooperative
• 100 West 58th Street — nearby full-service building at the Central Park South edge
• 140 West 58th Street — nearby Midtown building near Central Park South
• 828 Seventh Avenue (The Adlon) — nearby prewar Midtown West cooperative

The Roebling Team at Compass works the Midtown condominium market as part of our broader Manhattan practice — from the Flatiron and Central Park South corridors to the Park-facing trophy buildings uptown. We publish this building profile because condominium buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the operational reality, the transactional mechanics, and comparable analysis at the apartment level — not generic neighborhood commentary.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Gallery House, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.