Dexterity Craft has been awarded the remodeling project for a studio renovation at the Plaza 400 at 400 E. 56th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

The project, which has been designed by Jeff Etelamaki Studio, will entail converting the large studio into a one-bedroom apartment resembling a modern apartment/hotel type suite.

Demolition is set to begin in mid October.

The 40-story apartment tower is one of the tallest in the Sutton Place district and therefore it has many striking views of midtown and the East River.

Built  in 1968, it rises without setbacks from its own plaza but its “H”-shaped plan makes it considerably more interesting than more sheer towers. Its mass is also enlivened by its balconies.

The 625 apartments were converted to cooperatives in 1981.

With an appropriately impressive lobby for a building of this size, the Plaza 400 has an excellent location that is a bit removed from the bustle of the Queensborough Bridge but very close to the charming gardens and parks of Sutton Place and the neighborhood’s many restaurants. The building has a rooftop health club with swimming pool, some storage and maid’s rooms and a card and party room on the 40th floor.