The Charles | |
Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
Location: | 1353-1355 1st Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City |
Architect: | Ismael Levya |
Start Date: | 2013 |
The Charles is a building at 1353-1355 First Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.[1] [2] [3]
In 2007, R. Ramin Kamfar, the chief executive of Bluerock Real Estate, purchased the land for development.[2] A high-rise building with thirty-three floors was scheduled for construction.[2] However, the project was postponed due to the Great Recession.[2] Construction began again in February 2013, with only thirty-one floors.[1] [2] It is developed by Bluerock Real Estate, in conjunction with Victor Homes.[2]
The building is a 121.31adj=midNaNadj=mid structure.[1] It is designed in the modernist architectural style by Ismael Levya.[2] [3] The facade is light blue.[1] It is a residential building, with twenty-eight full-floor condominiums.[1] [2] [3] The interior design is David Collins.[2]