531 East 72nd Street #3B

The tree-lined cul-de-sac of East 72nd Street – between Sotheby's headquarters on York Ave and the cobbled East River overlook – is one of those special enclaves in Manhattan that seems a world away, yet only a stone's throw away from the action. On the north side of the very end, you'll find four connected antique brick townhouses – 527-541 East 72nd Street, which were gutted, redesigned, and the bricks painted flat black in late 1930's.