Casa 74, also known as 255 East 74th Street, is a 30-story, 87-apartment condominium building. It is situated at the corner of Second Avenue and East 74th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.[2][3][4][5]
| Casa 74 | |
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| Alternative names | 255 East 74th Street |
| General information | |
| Type | condominium |
| Address | 255 East 74th Street |
| Town or city | Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′14″N 73°57′28″W / 40.770426°N 73.957785°W |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Height | 338 feet (103 m) [1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Floor area | 270,000-square-foot (25,000 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hugh Hardy |
| Architecture firm | H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture SLCE Architects |
| Structural engineer | DeSimone Consulting Engineers |
| Website | |
| 255east74.com | |
The building was developed by World-Wide Holdings Corporation.[6][7] It was designed by Hugh Hardy's H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture together with SLCE Architects, and built in 2008.[8][9][10]
The building contains primarily three-to-five bedroom apartments, duplexes, and penthouses, with 10-foot (3.0 m) ceilings.[2][9][11][12] The largest apartments are 3,500-square-foot (330 m2).[13]
The lower floors of the building house a 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) Equinox gym.[2][9][14] The building includes a 2,400-square-foot (220 m2) children’s pavilion, and a private 1,500-square-foot (140 m2) garden.[2][15][16]
In 2008, apartments in the building sold for prices ranging up to $4,000-per-square-foot.[17][18][19] In 2009, a penthouse was purchased for $12.98 million.[20] Also in 2009, the developer rented out five of the building's apartments, at $13,000-per-month for three-bedroom apartments, and $18,000-per-month for a four-bedroom apartment.[21]
Poet John Giorno lived at the address, when a small carriage house was located on the property, before the current building was built.[22][23]
References
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- ^ Square Feet | "The 30-Minute Interview; James D. Stanton", Vivian Marino, October 8, 2010, The New York Times
- ^ Toy, Vivian (June 25, 2010). "Large Apartments Are the Rage in New York City". The New York Times.
- ^ "Luxury Residence Encourages Kids to Play" (PDF). August 9, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Latest Luxury Developments" (PDF). New York Living. December 2007 – January 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Gardner, James (July 17, 2009). "255 East 74th Street — a condo not worth more than a glance". The Real Deal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Two Fifty Five East Seventy-Fourth Street" (PDF). New York Family. March 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "A Glut of One-Bedroom Apartments", Christine Haughney, August 3, 2008, The New York Times
- ^ "Upper East Side" (PDF). The Real Deal. May 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Local Color" (PDF). Time Out. New York. June 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Teri Karash Rogers (October 5, 2008). "Apartment Hunting with Children in Mind" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Vivian S. Toy (July 22, 2007). "In Search of the Elusive 3-Bedroom" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "The Secret Life of 255 East 74th Street" (PDF). Curbed. October 15, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Joey Arak (February 10, 2010). "Progress at Mondrian Soho; UES Punching Bag Nearly Sold Out". Curbed NY. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Joey Arak (July 17, 2009). "Critic Rant: 'No One Even Trying' on New UES Condo Building". Curbed NY. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Sara Polsky (August 3, 2010). "Penthouse Buyers Get Steep Discount at Critic-Hated Condo – Real Estate Sold". Curbed NY. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Demand Rising for Rentals Among the Ultrarich", Sarah Kershaw, October 21, 2010, The New York Times
- ^ Kenneth Goldsmith (2009). I'll Be Your Mirror: The Selected Andy Warhol Interviews 1962–1987. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780786740390. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ John Giorno (1994). You got to burn to shine. ISBN 9781852423216. Retrieved April 12, 2013.