Murray Hill

Location: The East Side of Manhattan. South of 42nd street, north of 34th street, east of Fifth Avenue.

Character: Densely built up and very centrally located, Murray Hill is practical, convenient to most forms of public transportation, but a bit noisy due to the traffic and congestion.

Demographics: Professionals constitute a clear majority, but students (SVA, NYU medical), faculty (NYU), seniors and "creative professionals" priced out of Downtown are also well-represented.

Apartments & Real Estate

Although Murray Hill is primarily a land of modern high-rises, brownstones and walk-up buildings do exist.

Selected Rental Buildings

• 20 Park Avenue (Murray Hill) [4 available no-fee apts]
  A mid-twentieth century high-rise doorman building offering laundry facilities. A pre-war building with a few recently added floors. (The 13th floor is conspicuously missing)....
• Archstone East 39th (300 East 39th Street, Murray Hill) [19 available no-fee apts]
  A modern high-rise concierge building offering a gym and a children's play area.
• Archstone Murray Hill (245 East 40th Street, Murray Hill) [20 available no-fee apts]
  A post-war high-rise concierge building offering a gym and a pool.
• Paramount Tower (240 East 39th Street, Murray Hill) [3 available no-fee apts]
  A modern high-rise doorman building offering a gym, a pool, a garage and a children's play area. The apartments have high ceilings.
• Rivergate (401 East 34th Street, Murray Hill) [8 available no-fee apts]
  A 35-story rental building completed in 1985. The building occupies an entire city block, from 34th to 35th street, First Ave to the FDR Drive. Some of the apartments in this....

See all Murray Hill Rental Apartment Buildings (56 buildings)

Selected No-Fee Rental Listings

• $3,108 1-Bedroom at Rivergate
  available 17/May/2012 posted 17/May/2012.
• $2,940 Studio at Archstone Murray Hill
  available 05/Jul/2012 posted 17/May/2012.
• $3,595 1-Bedroom at Paramount Tower
  available 17/May/2012 posted 17/May/2012.
• $2,195 Studio at 655 Second Avenue
  available 01/Jun/2012 posted 16/May/2012.
• $3,950 2-Bedroom at 331 Lexington Avenue
  available 01/Jul/2012 posted 15/May/2012.

See all Murray Hill No-Fee Rental Apartments (66 total)

Condo & Co-op Buildings

• The Churchill (300 East 40th Street, Murray Hill)
  A post-war high-rise doorman condo building offering a gym, a pool, a garage and laundry facilities. Some apartments are for rent; no board approval necessary
• The Horizon (415 East 37th Street, Murray Hill)
  A modern high-rise doorman condo building offering a gym, a pool, a garage, a children's play area and laundry facilities.
• Manhattan Place (630 First Avenue, Murray Hill)
  A modern high-rise doorman condo building offering a gym, a pool, a garage, a children's play area and laundry facilities.

See all Murray Hill Condo Apartment Buildings (25 buildings)

• The Hamilton (305 East 40th Street, Murray Hill)
  A post-war high-rise doorman building offering a garage and laundry facilities.
• Murray Hill Crescent (225 East 36th Street, Murray Hill)
  A post-war high-rise doorman building offering a garage and laundry facilities. The building both East River and Empire State building views.

See our list of Murray Hill Co-op Apartment Buildings (17 buildings)

NAME ORIGIN

Apparently, the name came from the former owners of an estate located here. Quakers Robert and Mary Lindley Murray earned their place in history in September 1776 by simply offering the British General Sir William Howe a few glasses of Madeira wine. It was that or, possibly, the company of their charming daughters, Beulah and Susannah, that made him linger. Either way, George Washington's troops led by General Israel Putnam were able to sneak by past Howe from the Battery Point to a new position in Harlem Heights. Before this historical event, the area was known by its Dutch name of "Inclenberg". (Rem: Thanks to Tom Holder for the historical note).