New York City Apartments for Rent near American Friends-Hermitage Museum

300 East 57th Street is a post-war mid-rise elevator building, offering great Midtown studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. As one of the last buildings designed by art deco pioneer Emery Roth, 300 East 57th has a place in architecture history.

This 19-floor building has elevator access and laundry facilities. Each of its 163 units features hardwood floors and a marble bathroom.

Sutton Place has long been one of Manhattan's most luxurious neighborhoods an understated pocket of quiet sophistication in Midtown East that is home to some of the most elegant apartments for rent in Manhattan. While The Bristol's luxurious rental apartments and classically elegant exterior make it quite at home in its exclusive neighborhood, The Bristol's very contemporary rental units and state-of-the-art amenities also make it one of the most unique no-fee rentals in Midtown East. The Bristol is a modern luxury apartment building with old-school charm and a classic New York address.

Thanks in part to a prime Midtown East location in the placid, residential Beekman neighborhood, 136 East 55th Street's spacious apartments for rent are among the most desirable rental listings in Midtown East. As ideal as 136 East 55th's location is, though, this stately 15-story rental tower's gracious rental apartments are the real selling point.

Many Manhattan luxury rentals advertise condo-quality finishes and services, but One Beacon Court can go one better. That's because One Beacon Court, which is perhaps better known as The Bloomberg Building, is both one of Manhattan's most sought-after luxury condominiums and one of the most elite rental listings in New York City. That it's also the headquarters for Bloomberg and home to iconic midtown restaurant Le Cirque, then, would qualify as icing on the cake.

Home to 225 apartments, The Olympic Tower, located at 641 Fifth Avenue, is a prized luxury rental among all apartments in New York City. It was erected in 1976, notably the first building in Midtown East constructed after New York City’s Fifth Avenue zoning district was established. The Olympic Tower’s dazzling Manhattan views of the neighboring St. Patrick’s Cathedral, all-encompassing amenities and inclusion of an arcade at the ground level define luxe-living in New York City.