225 East 86th Street

225 East 86th Street
225 East 86th Street
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Condo
Coordinates	40°46′43.7″N73°57′9.8″W / 40.778806°N 73.952722°W
Construction started	1980
Completed	1982
Opened	1986
Technical details
Floor count	15
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Stephen B. Jacobs

Last updated July 02, 2024

225 East 86th Street is a luxury condominium on 86th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue in the Yorkville neighborhood of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It is a 15-story building that was built in 1981 and converted to a condo in 1986.^[1] The building was described in great detail and was quoted as being "Post-Baroque fun with windows" in the AIA Guide to New York City .^[2] The building is formally known as The Buckingham East.

History

225 East 86th Street is located on a stretch of the Upper East Side that used to be home to many dance halls and German beer emporiums. This building and the adjacent luxury cooperative building at 233 East 86th Street, which was erected in 1987, marked the beginning of a radical transformation of this area from a lively entertainment district and ethnic enclave to a high-rise luxury residential neighborhood.^[5]^[6]

225 East 86th Street was designed by Stephen B. Jacobs and Associates, and erected in 1982. The building was converted into a boutique 60-apartment condominium in 1986.

Design

The building has a reddish beige-brick facade with large lunette windows on the second floor, and arched windows in the penthouse. According to Carter Hosley, "The façade of the base of the building is punctuated by two small, partitioned balconies and the setback tower portion of the building has several large protruding 'wintergardens' [glass-enclosed balconies]".^[1] Additionally, the building contains built in air-conditioners.

Apartments

The building is primarily composed of large 1- and 2-bedroom triplex apartments. Many apartments contain winter-balconies, or solarium, and some apartments contain actual balconies.^[1] Apartment 1103, a 1 bedroom apartment, was featured in the blog 6sqft, which described it as a "condo [that] feels like a country cottage".^[4] Perched on top of the building are two adorned penthouses, the larger of which has a southern view of Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, has large arched windows, and dual terraces.^[1] The smaller penthouse contains a dual height living room, and a full-length terrace. One of the penthouses was featured in a New York Post article about the revitalization of Manhattan's Upper East Side.^[3]

Amenities

The building has a full-time superintendent, lush furnished roof-top garden, and private storage facilities for all residents. The building contains has a canopied entrance that leads into the marble-clad lobby, with full time doorman.^[1]

Location

The building is located between Second and Third Avenues on the north side of the street. There are two New York City Subway stations nearby, as well as numerous stores on the surrounding blocks.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "The Buckingham East, Building Review". www.cityrealty.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
↑ White, Norval (1988). The AIA Guide to New York City, Third Edition. Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich.
1 2 Dailey, Jessica (June 5, 2019). "The Upper East Side's once-humble main drag gets upscale". New York Post. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
1 2 Cohen, Michelle (December 29, 2016). "$850K Yorkville triplex condo feels like a country cottage on the Upper East Side". 6sqft. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
↑ Kennedy, Shawn G. (April 15, 1990). "A New Cachet for Old East 86th Street". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 18, 2020.
↑ "East 86th St Association". East 86th St Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "The Buckingham East, Building Review". www.cityrealty.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

[2] White, Norval (1988). The AIA Guide to New York City, Third Edition. Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich.

[:1-3] 1 2 Dailey, Jessica (June 5, 2019). "The Upper East Side's once-humble main drag gets upscale". New York Post. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[:2-4] 1 2 Cohen, Michelle (December 29, 2016). "$850K Yorkville triplex condo feels like a country cottage on the Upper East Side". 6sqft. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[5] Kennedy, Shawn G. (April 15, 1990). "A New Cachet for Old East 86th Street". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[6] "East 86th St Association". East 86th St Association. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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