649 2Nd Ave

A six-story cooperative built in 1960, this midrise occupies a Murray Hill/Midtown East block and contains 16 primarily studio and one-bedroom homes. The exterior reads as a modest, well-maintained prewar-adjacent midrise with an entrance foyer and a ground-level garden/courtyard that serves as the building’s outdoor focus. Interior common areas include an elevator, newly refreshed laundry facilities, video intercom/security at the lobby, and an on-site resident superintendent. Units are compact city apartments—studios and true one-bedrooms or junior one-bedroom conversions—often updated with hardwood floors, renovated kitchens and baths, and generous closet/dressing areas. Shared outdoor space has been outfitted with decking, seating, and gas grills for casual resident use. The co-op’s rules are flexible for city standards: co-purchases, gifting, pied-à-terres and, with board approval and/or after a tenure period, subletting are permitted; pet policy generally prohibits dogs but allows cats. Located a short walk from Grand Central, multiple subway lines, buses and neighborhood grocers, the building’s scale and service level emphasize convenience and a quiet, community-oriented urban living experience.