625 Park Avenue, Residential building in Upper East Side, Manhattan, United States.
625 Park Avenue is a 13-story co-op apartment building at the corner of East 65th Street and Park Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side, with 32 units. Architect J.E.R. Carpenter designed it, and construction ran from 1929 to 1930 for builder Louis Kauffman. It holds the only triplex apartment among the prewar buildings of the Upper East Side.
J.E.R. Carpenter designed 625 Park Avenue for banker Louis Graveraet Kaufman, and construction ran from 1929 to 1930. Kaufman later took an apartment in the 13-story building, which holds 32 units. Carpenter, who also designed 620 Park Avenue across the avenue, is counted with Rosario Candela among the architects who shaped Park Avenue.
The penthouse has housed notable residents including cosmetics pioneer Helena Rubinstein and Revlon founder Charles Revson through different periods.
The location provides easy walking access to Museum Mile institutions, upscale shops, and multiple subway stations nearby. The neighborhood offers convenient transportation connections and many nearby services for those exploring the area.
The three-floor penthouse is described in Spanish sources as the only triplex among the prewar apartment buildings of the Upper East Side, and has been called the best apartment in Manhattan. Helena Rubinstein lived there until her death in 1965, when Revlon's Charles Revson bought it.
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