1 Lexington Ave

One Lexington Avenue is a twelve-story, full-service prewar cooperative completed in 1910 and designed by Herbert Lucas. The building’s limestone-and-brick façade, portico with Tuscan columns, and marble lobby establish a formally classical street presence on the north side of Gramercy Park. There are roughly two dozen residences, ranging from two-bedroom homes to large five-bedroom duplexes, many laid out as maisonette-style apartments with private staircases and gallery entrances. Interiors preserve original prewar detailing — high ceilings (commonly ten feet), wide-plank hardwood floors, crown moldings, picture rails, and wood-burning fireplaces — alongside historically sympathetic renovations that add modern kitchens, marble baths, and multi-zone HVAC in select units. Typical apartment features include formal dining rooms, generous pantries, eat-in kitchens, entrance foyers, soaking tubs, and in-unit washer/dryers. Several larger homes include separate service rooms, staff quarters, and significant built-in storage; most apartments come with dedicated basement storage. Building services and amenities reflect white-glove coop living: a full-time doorman/elevator operator, resident manager/superintendent, bicycle room, common laundry, and on-site storage. The co-op is pet-friendly but restricts pied-à-terre ownership and caps financing (around 65% per listing). Residents enjoy one of the building’s most coveted privileges: a key granting access to the private, professionally landscaped Gramercy Park. The address places residents within walking distance of the Flatiron District, Union Square, transit, and a dense concentration of restaurants and boutiques.