Rober A.M. Stern Architects designs 43-unit condo

Robert A.M. Stern Architects and developer Corigin Real Estate Group, along with its partner, Florida East Coast Realty, anticipates bringing to market this fall a boutique 43-residence condominium building located at 20 East End Ave. The 17-story building, in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, sits at the corner of 80th St. and East End Ave., and will offer personally crafted residences from Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Marketing and sales will be managed by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. "20 East End Ave. will change the way people think about new-classic design. We have evolved from classic roots to exceed today's modern benchmarks for luxury, without compromising our commitment to the refinement and lifestyle principles of the past," said Edward Baquero, president of Corigin R.E. Group. "We believe 20 East End Avenue will set the new standard for how to live as a family in the city today, and we are grateful to be able to do it within this magical enclave of the Upper East Side called East End Ave.," said Baquero. 20 East End Ave. has been designed to deliver proportioned residential layouts and interiors, amenity spaces, which were designed to be an extension of one's home. "Our design for 20 East End Avenue responds in its materials and its architectural detailing to the 1920s residential apartment houses I admire, many of which can be found in the immediate neighborhood," said architect Robert Stern, founder and senior partner of Stern Archts. "20 East End Ave. will have a strong relationship to the street, with a double-height motor court drive and townhouse entries on East 80th St. and another entrance on East End Ave. We've given a great deal of thought to the layouts of the apartments and a suite of amenity spaces that will feel like rooms in a wonderful house. This will be an apartment building for today and tomorrow." The design concept for 20 East End Ave. embodies the heritage of pre-war architecture, including its traditional 11' ceilings typical of that era. The building's brick and handset grey Indiana limestone façade includes oversized bay windows to maximize each home's natural light and views of the East River, Juliet balconies and numerous setback roof terraces. 20 East End Ave. will feature a gated porte-cochere and motor court that opens into a central courtyard, offering residents the option of a private arrival to the building. The courtyard includes trelliswork and a hand carved limestone wall fountain. The circular drop off leads to an octagonal lobby featuring Vermont Racette white marble and Atajia Azul limestone in a custom pattern, rift cut limed and grey-washed white oak paneling, a12-foot Venetian plaster ceiling with a reveal pattern and a custom alabaster and bronze chandelier, and an adjacent seating area with custom furnishings. A remarkable focal point of the lobby is its blackened steel sculptural staircase, with treads and risers made from imported Atajia Azaul limestone, forged steel and bronze railing, and a three-story bronze hanging pendant light fixture down the center. The three-tiered, circular staircase connects its residents to the library on the second level, which features a fireplace and an appointed library featuring a book collection curated by Stern. Adjacent to the library through tall double doors, is a billiard room with a wet bar stocked with Christofle lead-crystal glasses and a wall of privately keyed lockers for each family to store their favorite cordials. The billiard room is adjacent to the property's private poker room. These second floor amenity spaces include windows fronting East End Ave. and are designed to extend each homeowner's living environment.