241 Central Park West is easily confused with 55 Central Park West – they were both designed by Schwartz & Gross; what’s more, the developer of record is 55 Central Park West Corp. (according to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission). The brick and cast stone facade takes up the entire blockfront between W 84th and […]
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The entrance to 239 Central Park West is hidden on the side street (West 84th Street), but it’s so elaborate it earned a spot in Andrew Alpern’s Posh Portals: The Entrances to New York’s Grandest Apartment Buildings. Name: 239 Central Park West Location: 239 Central Park West Year Completed: 1925 Architect: Sugarman & Berger, Henry
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Fourth Universalist Society of New York, known as Church of the Divine Paternity from 1848 to 1967 – has its last Manhattan church at West 76th Street. The English Gothic design holds religious art by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Louis Comfort Tiffany within its limestone walls. Name: Fourth Universalist Society of New York, Church of Divine
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The Kenilworth has an impressive entry flanked by banded columns reminiscent of the Prasada and the Lucerne. Last of the Second Empire-style buildings to be built on Central Park West, remarkably the structure looks unchanged from 1908, except that the wood-frame windows were replaced. Even the interiors have been preserved. Architectural historian Andrew Alpern wrote,
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The Langham is an elegant bookmark separating the more famous Dakota (to the south) and San Remo. The building is a restrained Beaux Arts / French Second Empire; the lower 10 floors are dignified rusticated limestone and brick, with restrained decoration and Juliette balconies. The 11th floor is more heavily decorated, and the 12 and
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The Majestic Apartments, like sister building The Century, is a scaled-down version of Irwin Chanin’s original concept. Nonetheless, it is a New York architectural landmark for its Art Deco style – simultaneously bold and austere. According to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), Chanin envisioned a 45-story full-service apartment hotel for the site. The single-tower
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101 Central Park West is a prestigious address, referred to as a “white glove” cooperative where apartments still include maids’ rooms, elevators still have operators, and price tags are in the millions. It’s plainer than some other famous Central Park West addresses, but still an impressive high rise from the Schwartz & Gross team. Name:
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Brentmore’s U-shape plan gives the appearance of two buildings, when viewed from Central Park. Unlike its modern neighbor, Brentmore has the classical tripartite design of base, shaft, capital. The Beaux Arts/neo-Renaissance landmark was designed by prolific architects Schwartz & Gross, and completed in 1910. Name: Brentmore Location: 88 Central Park West Year Completed: 1910 Architect:
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Central Park Apartments is among the few modern structures in the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Unlike the myriad historic buildings within the district, the most significant architectural feature is its scores of balconies, most of which have views of Central Park. Name: Central Park West Apartments Location: 80 Central Park West, 1-13
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The historically correct cornerstone reads “Second Church of Christ Scientist,” but the inscription over the doors now reads “First Church of Christ, Scientist.” Confusing? The Second Church of Christ, Scientist was actually completed in 1901, two years before the First Church of Christ, Scientist 28 blocks north, on 96th Street at Central Park West. The
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