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The Charles

Coordinates:40°46′6″N73°57′21″W/ 40.76833°N 73.95583°W/40.76833; -73.95583
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The Charles
The Charles in 2023
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General information
Location1353-1355 1st Avenue,Upper East Side,Manhattan,New York City
Coordinates40°46′6″N73°57′21″W/ 40.76833°N 73.95583°W/40.76833; -73.95583
Construction started2013
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ismael Levya

The Charlesis a building at 1353-1355First Avenueon theUpper East SideofManhattanin 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 themodernistarchitectural style byIsmael 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 isDavid Collins.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcde"The Charles".Emporis.Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2014.
  2. ^abcdefghiSatow, Julie (March 7, 2014)."Higher Prices Migrate to Far Upper East Side".The New York Times.
  3. ^abc"The Charles".Bluerock Real Estate.Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2017.