480 Park Ave

Completed in 1929 and designed by Emery Roth, this 20-story cooperative on Park Avenue is a landmark prewar white-glove residence preserving early 20th-century grandeur. The building’s masonry façade opens into a stately, double-height lobby and supports 134 apartments arranged mainly as multi-bedroom layouts (2–4 bedrooms) with grand proportions, high ceilings and traditional detailing. Interiors commonly feature herringbone or polished hardwood floors, formal entrance galleries, decorative fireplaces, expansive molding and oversized windows; many residences include windowed kitchens, butler’s pantries, separate dining rooms, maid/service rooms, and generous storage provisions. Select homes offer semi-private elevator vestibules, private terraces or roof access, and classic walk-in dressing rooms and marble baths. Common amenities emphasize full-service hospitality: 24-hour doormen, concierge and resident manager, on-site fitness room, landscaped roof garden suitable for private gatherings, laundry facilities, on-site storage cages, and valet/dry-cleaning services. The co-op’s board policies are buyer-accommodating compared with peers: pied-à-terre and foreign buyers are permitted, pets considered case-by-case, and financing typically allowed up to 50% with a small transfer/flip tax. Located at the corner of Park Avenue and 58th Street, the building sits two blocks from Central Park and within walking distance of luxury retail, cultural institutions, top dining, and multiple subway lines, offering a classic Midtown Manhattan urban lifestyle.