Building, Manhattan

Barbizon 63

140 East 63rd Street

Lenox Hill, Manhattan

Year built

1927

Units

86

Stories

25

Building type

High Rise

The Barbizon at 140 East 63rd Street offers white-glove services and amenities including a full-time doorman and concierge, screening room, private salon and party room with a grand piano for entertaining and a private entrance to the 45,000 square-foot Equinox Gym & Spa with the original Barbizon indoor pool. A perfect pied a terre or primary residence and the building is pet friendly. Built in 1927 as a residential hotel for women, The Barbizon was home to many famous names, including Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Nancy Reagan, and Sylvia Path, who wrote about her experiences at the Barbizon in "The Bell Jar." The breathtaking brick, sandstone and terra cotta building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was converted to luxury condominium residences in 2005. Residents enjoy attentive 24-hour white glove service and a well-equipped Club Salon, with a living room, a dining room with a catering kitchen, a library, a business/conference room and a 20-seat screening room and located above Equinox Gym.