825 Fifth Avenue
Apartment building in Manhattan, New York
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825 Fifth Avenue is a luxury apartment building located on Fifth Avenue between East 63rd and East 64th Streets in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.[3][4] It was built by the Paterno Brothers.
| 825 Fifth Avenue | |
|---|---|
April 2021 | |
  Location within Manhattan  Location within New York City  Location within New York | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 825 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.7671°N 73.9706°W |
Construction started | December 1, 1926 |
| Opening | October 5, 1927 |
| Cost | $1 million[1] |
| Owner | 825 FIFTH AVE CORP[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | JER Carpenter |
| Developer | Paterno Brothers |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 64 apartments |
Design
The 23-floor building was erected in 1926-1927 as a cooperative with 77 apartments, but today it has only 64 units.[5] Developer Joseph Paterno initially opted to list the building as an apartment-hotel so as to legally build 23 stories as opposed to only 15 stories restricted for apartment houses.[6] The building has a notable red-tiled steep-pitched roof, making it visible from a long distance. When it was built, The Real Estate Record & Guide praised the $1 million building's "unusually striking upper-floor effect."[7] By 2025, 825 Fifth Avenue was one of three apartment buildings on the Upper East Side with its own restaurant, the others being 1 East 66th Street and 960 Fifth Avenue.[8]