April 2025 The Classic Eight of the Month

They say April is the cruelest month. That may be so, but nothing is as cruel as how expensive Manhattan real estate is. This month's C8 apartment is not a classic eight or six. However, I give you an immaculately designed space that was featured in House Beautiful magazine.

Hovering around 1,500 square feet, this apartment packs a wallop for the senses. The cruelest part??? It is listed for 3.5 million.

What makes this listing so interesting is the history of the building. Located in Lenox Hill, the Barbizon was once an all-women hotel where would-be actresses and models would stay under the watchful eye of the hotel's matrons. Check out the history in The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paula Bren or the novel The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis. Everyone from Joan Crawford to Grace Kelly to Barbara Chase to Sylvia Plath stayed here.

I even wrote a post about the Barbizon Hotel for Lost New York.

Check out the listing below.

140 E 63rd St APT 5A, New York, NY 10065 | MLS #S1735358 | Zillow