By Carter B. Horsley

Very few apartment houses in New York have enclosed driveways, but the short strip of Sutton Place has two: 1 Sutton Place South and this building.

1 Sutton Place South has its driveway conventionally located at the center of its main, block-long facade.

This building, which does not have an entire blockfront as does 1 Sutton Place South, has its driveway at the 57th Street corner. It is surprising that more buildings have not imitated this design as it makes for a quite grand entrance as it leads into a long lobby. The marble-lined driveway runs around a handsome square column and has a curved walkway as well as a balustraded fence and large urns.

Although 1 Sutton Place South is a more glamorous address because of its larger units, direct views of the East River from many apartments and its see-though lobby garden, 2 Sutton Place South definitely has its own appeal as it is several stories taller and has a magnificent roof garden that all residents can use.

The reddish-brown brick building was designed by Emery Roth and was completed in 1938 and converted to a cooperative in 1962. The 21-story building, which has an unusual salmon-colored stone base, has 131 apartments. It has a doorman but no balconies and no garage.