180 East 79th Street
180 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075
- Year built
- 1929
180 East 79th Street is the largest Schwartz & Gross prewar coop east of Lexington Avenue — a 1929-1930 commission that represents the firm's largest residential corridor commission east of the Park-and-Madison band.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Schwartz & Gross architectural pedigree at scale — the firm's broader Manhattan body of work includes 930 Park, 90 Riverside, 14 East 75th, and 130 East 75th, with 180 East 79th the largest single commission. Second, the 18-story massing and 111-118-unit shareholder community — operationally robust scale uncommon among UES cross-street cooperatives east of Lexington. Third, the Oriental-style lobby — one of the more atmospheric prewar lobby interiors on the UES corridor.
Carter Horsley calls 180 East 79th "this very handsome, 18-story, brown-brick apartment house" — placing the building at #6 in the Lenox Hill cooperative ranking with a CityRealty rating of 73.
Recent sales
Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.
What to know if you’re buying
The Schwartz & Gross architectural pedigree at this scale is real institutional context. Largest single Schwartz & Gross commission east of Lexington.
The Oriental-style lobby is structurally distinguishing. Among the more atmospheric prewar lobby interiors on the UES corridor.
The 18-story scale and 111-118-unit shareholder community support operationally robust infrastructure. Full staff, gym, concierge, terraces on some lines.
The Q-Train at 86th Street (since 2017) sits four blocks north — meaningful transit access.
The 1966 conversion is relatively early among postwar conversions — indicating an established cooperative culture.
Buyers wanting Lenox Hill location, prewar bones, and large-building amenity infrastructure without the Park-and-Fifth premium will find structural fit.
Comparable buildings
- 14 East 75th Street — Schwartz & Gross 1928-29; same-architect Lenox Hill peer
- 130 East 75th Street — Schwartz & Gross 1928; same-architect Lenox Hill peer
- 170 East 78th Street (The Morgan Studios) — 1927 artist-studio cooperative; nearby Lenox Hill peer
- 200 East 83rd Street — nearby UES peer
- 30 East 76th Street — nearby Lenox Hill peer
The Roebling Team at 180 East 79th Street
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, 2011); CityRealty building page; HL Realty building reference; Schwartz & Gross firm history; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Upper East Side Historic District Designation Report (LP-1051, 1981); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.