50 E 79Th St

50 East 79th Street is a midcentury postwar cooperative on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, completed in 1958 and rising roughly 20 stories with fewer than 40 full-floor three-bedroom configurations per the building’s low-density character. Architecturally it reads as a substantial limestone-clad example of refined postwar residential design, with a formal marble entrance gallery and a recently refreshed lobby and hallways as part of ongoing façade and interior upgrades. Apartments tend to be large Classic-6–style layouts and sizable combined residences and penthouses, featuring long entrance galleries, formal dining rooms, expansive living rooms, multiple exposures and terraces that capture Central Park and Midtown skyline vistas. Interiors commonly show traditional details — crown moldings, chandeliers, built-ins, hardwood floors, recessed lighting, marble baths, generous walk-in closets and eat-in kitchens with high-end appliances in renovated units. Building amenities emphasize full-service conveniences: 24-hour doorman, elevator attendants, live-in resident manager, fitness room, bike room, laundry and storage facilities, and an on-site garage with discounted rates when available. The co-op’s policies are traditional — pied-a-terre accepted in many cases, limited financing up to roughly 65%, and varying pet rules depending on unit and offering. Situated at Madison Avenue and 79th Street, the location places residents one block from Central Park and adjacent to Museum Mile, fine dining, luxury retail and top private schools, supporting a museum-and-park-oriented Upper East Side lifestyle.