| The Charles | |
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 The Charles in 2023 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 1353-1355 1st Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°46′6″N73°57′21″W / 40.76833°N 73.95583°W |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ismael Levya |
The Charles is a building at 1353-1355 First Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. [1] [2] [3]
In 2007, R. Ramin Kamfar, the chief executive of Bluerock Real Estate, purchased the land for development. [2] A high-rise building with thirty-three floors was scheduled for construction. [2] However, the project was postponed due to the Great Recession. [2] Construction began again in February 2013, with only thirty-one floors. [1] [2] It is developed by Bluerock Real Estate, in conjunction with Victor Homes. [2]
The building is a 121.31-metre-high (398.0 ft) structure. [1] It is designed in the modernist architectural style by Ismael Levya. [2] [3] The facade is light blue. [1] It is a residential building, with twenty-eight full-floor condominiums. [1] [2] [3] The interior design is David Collins. [2]
