The Sovereign, Residential skyscraper in East Midtown Manhattan, US.
The Sovereign is a 48-story residential skyscraper at 425 East 58th Street in Manhattan's East Midtown, east of First Avenue. Emery Roth & Sons designed it in the International Style, and it was built in 1973. It rises 450 feet (140 m) and has 48 flights of stairs.
Emery Roth & Sons designed The Sovereign in the International Style, and the 450-foot tower was completed in 1973 at 425 East 58th Street, east of First Avenue. It rose during a period when new residential high-rises were replacing smaller buildings in East Midtown.
Built during an era when Manhattan needed new residential towers to accommodate growing urban populations, this structure became part of the neighborhood's shift toward high-rise living. Walking through the area today, visitors can observe how this building sits alongside older structures, reflecting decades of urban transformation.
The Sovereign stands at 425 East 58th Street, east of First Avenue in East Midtown, near the Upper East Side border. The entrance is on East 58th Street; the nearest subway stations lie along Lexington Avenue, several blocks west. As a private residential building, interior access is normally limited to residents and their guests.
The Sovereign rises 450 feet (140 m) with 48 flights of stairs, as recorded for the 1973 Emery Roth & Sons tower. Its address, 425 East 58th Street, places it east of First Avenue, near where East Midtown meets the Upper East Side.
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