40 E 78Th St

The Charles House Condominium is a 16-story, 42-unit full-service residential building completed in 1958 and sited on Manhattan’s Upper East Side near Madison Avenue and Central Park. Units are configured primarily as one- to three-bedroom condominiums and range from traditional layouts with separate formal dining rooms to extensively renovated, open-plan homes with high-end chef kitchens. Interiors commonly feature wide-plank hardwood floors, recessed lighting, well-appointed kitchens with stone counters and quality appliances, generous entry foyers, walk-in closets, and renovated spa-like bathrooms. The building offers white-glove services including a 24-hour doorman, concierge, live-in resident manager and porters; building amenities include an on-site garage, fitness room, landscaped roof deck with park views, bike room, laundry facilities, private storage and individual storage bins. Many residences enjoy large, oversize windows and treetop or partial Central Park vistas; select homes include private terraces. The condominium is pet-friendly, permits pieds-à-terre and investor ownership, and benefits from an elegant lobby and retail frontage along a prominent Madison Avenue corner. Its location places residents steps from Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, high-end boutiques, restaurants and multiple transit options, supporting a cultured, walkable Upper East Side lifestyle.