Belaire Apartments
| Belaire Apartments | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 524 East 72nd Street, Manhattan |
| Coordinates | 40°45′57″N 73°57′08″W / 40.76583°N 73.95222°WCoordinates: 40°45′57″N 73°57′08″W / 40.76583°N 73.95222°W |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Owner | Hospital for Special Surgery |
| Height | |
| Roof | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frank Williams and Associates |
| Developer | Zeckendorf Company |
Belaire Apartments (also known as the Belaire Condominiums and The Belaire) is a mixed-use high-rise condominium apartment building in Manhattan, New York City. The 42-story building is located at 524 East 72nd Street between York Avenue and the FDR Drive.
It has 183 condominium apartments, a health club, parking garage and swimming pool. The first twenty-one floors are used by the Hospital for Special Surgery The building has prominent views overlooking the East River. It is 512 feet (156 m) tall.
It was designed by Frank Williams and Associates, and features a red brick facade. The building has a reinforced concrete structure, making it one of the tallest concrete buildings at the time of its construction.
The building was completed in 1988 and was constructed by the Zeckendorf Company, on the site previously occupied by a parking garage owned by the Hospital for Special Surgery.
After construction Belaire enjoyed property tax reduction for 10 years as result of Section 421a tax-abatement certificates, a New York City affordable housing program. This become possible as another company has rehabilitated 30 apartments at Spring Creek Gardens complex in East New York and sold resulting tax benefits to the Zeckendorf Company.
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