On the south side of the street stands the former Isaac Rice Mansion, now Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan and a designated New York City Landmark.

The block between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue has the old Claremont Riding Academy, now an extension of the Gaynor School, the West Side Community Garden and the restored 1890s Public School 166, a much admired Collegiate Gothic building in glazed terra cotta.

[2] The block between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West is tree-shaded and lined with beautiful restored town houses.

The corner of Central Park West is marked by The St. Urban, an apartment building "splendidly crowned by dome and cupola".

[5] East 89th Street is cosigned as Fred Lebow Place between Fifth and Madison Avenues, honoring the founder of the New York City Marathon.