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The Osborne

205 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

84 units

11 stories

1885 built

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About

The Osborne, built between 1883 and 1885 and expanded in 1906, was the brainchild of the stone contractor Thomas Osborne and is a New York City landmark and has housed greats like Leonard Bernstein and Bobby Short. It was designed by James Ware with wealthy New Yorkers in mind and serves as a kind of Dakota across the street from Carnegie Hall. Each floor had four large apartments richly detailed with touches such as parquet floors, rare wood and plaster mouldings and tiled fireplaces.

The Osborne, built between 1883 and 1885 and expanded in 1906, was the brainchild of the stone contractor Thomas Osborne and is a New York City landmark and has housed greats like Leonard Bernstein and Bobby Short. It was designed by James Ware with wealthy New Yorkers in mind and serves as a kind of Dakota across the street from Carnegie Hall. Each floor had four large apartments richly detailed with touches such as parquet floors, rare wood and plaster mouldings and tiled fireplaces. While some of the original apartments remain intact, about half have been broken up into smaller units.

The lobby serves as a testament to late-19th-century extravagance. The floors are a mix of small mosaic tiles and slabs of varicolored Italian marble. Complementary marble was used for the wainscoting and carved marble recesses with benches. Dancing nudes and intricately decorated archways take the eye to a ceiling done in rich hues of red, blue and gold leaf. Stepping inside one is instantly thrust back a hundred years in time and maybe even further. Andrew Lloyd Webber eat your heart out …

There is a 3% flip tax.

Description provided by Ricky Nelson and Jeffrey Rowe

Development status
Completed
District
Community District 105City Council District 4Police Precinct 18
Building class
D4Elevator Apartments, Cooperative
Documents and permits
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Available units

#8BC

$595,000

  • Resale

Studio

1 bath

- ft²

Listing by Sotheby's International Realty

#6DE

$749,000

  • Resale

2 beds

1 bath

- ft²

Listing by Sotheby's International Realty

#4AA

$1,665,000

  • Resale

Studio

1 bath

1,000 ft²

Listing by A & I Broadway

#10DA

$2,250,000

  • Resale

2 beds

2 baths

- ft²

Listing by Sotheby's International Realty

#3DB

$2,495,000

  • Resale

1 bed

1.5 baths

1,500 ft²

Listing by Compass


Policies

  • Pied-a-terre allowed

Amenities

Services and facilities

  • Bike room

  • Doorman

    Full-time

  • Elevator

  • Live-in super

Wellness and recreation

No info on wellness and recreation

Shared outdoor space

No info on shared outdoor space

Unit features

Not all features are available in every unit.

  • Central air

  • Dishwasher

  • Fireplace

    Decorative, Wood

  • Furnished

  • Hardwood floors

  • Private outdoor space

    Roof rights, Terrace

  • View

    City, Skyline

  • Washer/dryer

Explore Midtown

Transit

LocationDistance

NRWat 57th St–7th Av

under 500 feet

ABCD1at 59th St–Columbus Circle

0.13 miles

Fat 57th St

0.19 miles

BDEat 7th Av

0.21 miles

NRat 59th St

0.33 miles

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