First, while helping clients clear out their apartment I pulled out of the get rid of pile a chess set and found all the pieces to be white making me think of Yoko Ono’s White Chess Set. Then, Saturday evening went to see REVOLUTION: The Beatles Symphonic Experience. These two Beatles related incidents lead me to think of John Lennon being shot in front of his home, The Dakota Apartments. And that led me to think of the most prestigious addresses of NYC. So here we are! The most exclusive addresses in one of the most exclusive cities in the US and possibly the world. And so not for the faint of heart. Most of these coops have very stringent rules. Not everyone gets in. No matter who you are! Sorry, Madona! They often have a no mortgage rule and you should demonstrate a healthy balance in your bank account even after paying for the apartment.
The Dakota Apartments
1 West 72nd Street
Architect – Henry Janeway
1884
Considered German Renaissance, Chateauesque, or Gothic Revival
15 Central Park West
2008
Architect – Robert A.M. Stem Architects
Neo Classical
The Majestic
115 Central Park West
Architect – Irwin S. Chanin
1931
Art Deco
The San Remo
145 Central Park West
Architect – Emery Roth
1930
Renaissance Style
The Osborne
205 West 57th Street
Architect – James Edward Ware
1885
Italian-Renaissance
432 Park Avenue
Architect – Rafael Viñoly
2015
Modern
740 Park Avenue
Architect – Rosario Candela and Arthur Loomis Hamon
1929
Art Deco
834 Fifth Avenue
Architect – Rosario Candela
1931
Art Deco
The Norma
960 Park Avenue
Architect – James E.R. Carpenters
1912
990 Fifth Avenue
Architects – Rosario Candela & Warren/Wetmore 1927 Italian-Renaissance Palazzo-style
1040 Park Avenue
Architect – Delano & Aldrich 1924 Georgian Style with Art Deco touches
The Ansonia
2109 Broadway Avenue
Architect – Paul E.M. Duboy
1897
Beaux Arts
Should you wish to know more – I’ve previously posted Vanity Fair videos – Eminent Domain.
Beyond these I read Top 10 Most Prestigious.
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