19 E 72Nd St

Completed in 1937 and rising 17 stories, this limestone-clad prewar cooperative on East 72nd Street is a Rosario Candela and Mott B. Schmidt design known for classical proportions and refined Art Deco details. The building contains mostly large multi-room duplex apartments configured for formal entertaining and family living, typically accessed from semi-private elevator landings and featuring grand entrance galleries with curved staircases. Interiors retain original millwork, high ceilings, moldings, herringbone or plank hardwood floors, oversized windows and wood-burning fireplaces; common apartment fittings commonly include eat-in kitchens, separate formal dining rooms, entrance foyers, storage and passenger elevators. Communal areas emphasize a discreet, service-oriented white-glove model: 24-hour doorman/concierge staffing, a resident manager, porters and private staff-room accommodations. Onsite amenities are modestly scaled to the building’s historic character, including a private fitness room, courtyard/garden and designated storage bins. The property allows pets and pied-a-terres with board approval and typically permits financing up to half the purchase price; the co-op implements a 2.5% flip tax and occasional assessments. Situated on a tree-lined Upper East Side block just off Fifth Avenue, the building offers a stately, residential neighborhood setting close to Central Park, museum destinations and established retail dining corridors.