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The San Remo (145 and 146 Central Park West) is a luxury co-operative apartment building in New York City, two blocks north of the Dakota building. It is described by Glen Justice of the New York Times as "a dazzling two-tower building with captivating views of Central Park."^[1] As a housing cooperative, its board has a "reputation for lenient admissions standards" compared to the conservative, old-money boards on the other side of the park.^[2] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Central Park West is an avenue in New York City. ... A red brick apartment block in central London, England, on the north bank of the Thames An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Dakota, constructed from October 25, 1880 to October 27, 1884,[3] is an apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... A housing co-operative is a legal entity, usually a corporation, that owns real estate, one or more residential buildings. ...

Past and present residents of the building include such famous personalities as Steven Spielberg, Donna Karan, Steve Jobs, Demi Moore, Glenn Close, Dustin Hoffman, U2 frontman Bono, Steve Martin, Bruce Willis, Eddie Cantor, Robert Stigwood, Marshall Brickman, Jackie Leo, Don Hewitt, Billy Squier and Texas natural gas heiress Adelaide de Menil.^[1] Rita Hayworth spent her last years there. Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... Donna Karan is the fashion designer and the creator of the DKNY (Donna Karan New York) clothing label. ... Steve Jobs (born Steven Paul Jobs February 24, 1955) is the CEO, chairman and co-founder of Apple Inc. ... Demi Kutcher (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962) is an American actress. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress and singer. ... Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning, BAFTA-winning, and five-time Golden Globe-winning American method actor. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Steve Martin (disambiguation). ... Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe- and double Emmy-winning German-born American actor and singer. ... One of 12 Eddie Cantor caricatures by Frederick J. Garner for a 1933 Brown & Bigelow advertising card set. ... Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian-born entertainment entrepreneur. ... Marshall Brickman (born August 25, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. ... Don Hewitt, broadcaster, born 14 December 1922. ... Billy Squier (born May 12, 1950, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA) is a rock musician. ... Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress who attained fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ...

Apartments

When the San Remo was originally designed, it had a wide range of relatively luxurious apartment configurations. The apartments were accessed from opulent lobbies which contained terrazzo floors, marble walls and custom light fixtures of bronze and frosted glass. The addresses of the building are 145 Central Park West and 146 Central Park West. There are two addresses because the building was designed such that each half of the structure (northern and southern) is served by that respective lobby. This avoided wasting space on the ground floor for long hallways connecting the lobbies. This architectural feature is shared by the Beresford. Most of the San Remo's first floor is used by the buildings' staff or leased out as doctors' offices. Terrazzo with adapted Native-American design at the Hoover Dam Terrazzo is a faux-marble flooring or countertopping material. ... For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). ... A chandelier light fixture A light fixture or luminaire is an electrical device used to create artificial light or illumination in architecture. ... This article is about the metal alloy. ... Frosted glass is produced by the acid etching of clear sheet glass, or sand-blasting. ... Hall is a term often used to refer to several different types of room in a house or a building. ... The Beresford 211 Central Park West (Also 1 and 7 West 81st Street) By Carter B. Horsley, from http://www. ...

The base of the building

The average apartment contained eight rooms spread over approximately 3,000 sq ft (280 m²). Ten and eleven foot ceilings were the norm. As originally designed, the lower 14 floors were typically divided into seven apartments - two apartments on each of the side street wings of the building and three apartments laid out along the front of the building facing Central Park West. There are numerous setbacks built into the far ends of each wing of the building, allowing for terraces for several of the units. The original layout of the Park-facing units was unusual; most full-block buildings on the avenue divided the park frontage into four units, not three. This allowed the San Remo's apartments to have very generous frontage along the park in addition to typically spacious interior layouts. A room, in architecture, is any distinguishable space within a structure. ... This article is about the structure. ... Side Street is a film noir black-and-white film from 1950, directed by Anthony Mann and starring Farley Granger. ... terrace In architecture, an often paved outdoor area adjoining a house. ...

The largest units on these lower levels were the C-line units, which occupied the southeast corner of each floor. The C-line apartments contained 620 sq ft (58 m²) living rooms, 300 sq ft (28 m²) libraries and 500 sq ft (46 m²) dining rooms all facing the park. C-line apartments typically had four bedrooms arranged along the 74th Street (south) side of the building. These units were approximately 4,500 sq ft (420 m²) in total. Typical U.S. house floor plan. ... A sitting room in the UK. A living room, also known as sitting room (especially in the UK), lounge room or lounge (in the United Kingdom and Australia), is a room for entertaining guests, reading, watching TV or other activities. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... The dining room at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England A dining room is a room for consuming food. ... A bedroom is a room where people sleep. ...

The towers

View of the San Remo Towers from Central Park in Autumn.

Above the 14th floor, the building began a series of setbacks, which allowed for terraces for the various units from floors 14 through 17. These units were typically larger than the units on the lower floors and also contained slightly larger rooms than the units on the lower floors. Look up Setback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

At the 18th floor, the building changed design again. This level marks the beginning of the San Remo's iconic towers. The twin tower design was innovative when first developed, and inspired a number of imitators over the years (including the Majestic, the Century, the El Dorado and - most recently - the Time Warner Center). Most architecture critics and real estate brokers still regard the San Remo as the finest of all the twin towered buildings in terms of both external (i) appearance and architectural quality as well as (ii) interior layout and related services. The Century: Americas Time is a series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. ... Time Warner Center and Columbus Monument. ... A real estate broker is a term in the United States which describes a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate (or real property as it known elsewhere) and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy. ...

In the northern tower of the building, there was one apartment per floor of approximately 2,500 sq ft (230 m²). These were typically 2 bedroom units, with all of the public rooms facing the park.

In the south tower, the C-line apartments continued upwards but in expanded form. These tower units were duplexes, with the public rooms on the lower level. The public rooms included 800 sq ft (36' x 22') living rooms, 290 sq ft (14' x 20.5') libraries, and 400 sq ft (17' x 24') dining rooms. There was also a breakfast room, kitchen and several servants’ room on this level. A semi-circular staircase led past windows facing the park to the second level. Upstairs were four bedrooms (including a master suite with a bedroom of 360 sq ft (33 m²), and a large dressing room and bathroom, for a total of over 500 sq ft) and additional servants rooms. A separate back staircase connected the rear portion of the apartments, linking the servants' areas. In total, these duplex units were approximately 6,000 sq ft (560 m²). They benefited in that the floors of the south tower were slightly larger than the floors in the north tower. These particular apartments were possibly the largest original line of apartments within any building on Central Park West. At this scale, they were the only apartments which could rival the apartments in the best buildings of Fifth and Park Avenues (e.g., 834 Fifth Avenue), which typically ranged from 5,000 sq ft (460 m²) to 7,000 sq ft (650 m²), had large and lavishly detailed entertainment spaces and contained four to six bedrooms each. Look up duplex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Over The Lake in winter, Dakota and San Remo

A view from Central Park, with San Remo on the right

San Remo Apartments

From west

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History of the building

The building's architect, Emery Roth, took advantage of new zoning regulations to build the first of New York's twin towered apartment blocks, each ten-story tower topped with an English Baroque mansion in the manner of John Vanbrugh and capped with an homage to the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. The Athenian monument was known to Roth from the reproduction that had featured in the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Roth also designed The Beresford and other landmark apartment houses and office blocks in New York. Construction began in 1929, weeks before the market crash initiated the Great Depression. The San Remo's construction process took approximately two years. When the building was completed in the early 1930s, New York and the rest of the nation had just finished the Roaring 20s and was headed into economic distress and World War II. In 1940 both buildings were sold, for $25,000 over the existing mortgages. Emery Roth (1871 – August 20, 1948) was an American architect who built many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details. ... Greenwich Hospital: Sir Christopher Wren, 1694. ... Sir John Vanbrugh in Godfrey Knellers Kit-cat portrait, considered one of Knellers finest portraits. ... The choragic monument of Lysicrates, from The Antiquities of Athens, 1762. ... One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... The Beresford 211 Central Park West (Also 1 and 7 West 81st Street) By Carter B. Horsley, from http://www. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...

The Great Depression

During the Great Depression, many of the larger units in the building were subdivided to make them easier to rent. All but one of the south tower duplexes were divided into single floor units. Many of the larger C-line and E-line (northeast corner) units were also divided into smaller units. As a result, the total number of apartments in the building was expanded by approximately 20 units. This was a fate that fell upon other similar buildings as well. Even several of the top buildings on Fifth and Park Avenues - including 720 and 740 Park Avenue - faced severe financial difficulties and resorted to unorthodox methods (deferred rent schemes, subdivision of apartments) to remain solvent. Fifth Avenue redirects here. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue, looking north toward the Metlife building from the Union Square Area Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries traffic north and south in Manhattan in New York City. ... 740 Park Avenue is a luxury apartment building on Park Avenue in Manhattan, which has been the home to many wealthy and famous residents. ...

Conversion to a cooperative

Since that time, however, the market for luxury residential real estate in New York City has changed significantly. The San Remo is now one of the most desirable and expensive apartment buildings in Manhattan. It converted to a coop in the 1970s, meaning that tenants in the apartments are actually shareholders in the corporation that owns the building. Owning shares entitles one to reside in a particular unit. Purchasing apartments (shares) in the building is a significant investment. Recent asking prices have ranged from a minimum of $3 million to a high of $24 million. The best apartments (large units with Park views or tower floors) are typically valued at $2,500-$3,500 per sq. foot. The very best units command prices of $15 - $20 million. Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot long. ...

Many purchasers over the years have actually combined units together. Steven Spielberg, combined two Park-facing units on the 13th floor into a 6,000 sq ft (560 m²) unit with terraces. A unit was reportedly sold to Golf Superstar Tiger Woods for $ 28 million in April, 2008. Dustin Hoffman occupies a triplex created from several 74th Street facing units.

The 27th floor (top floor) of the north tower has been combined into a portion of the tower above it (formerly mechanical space for the building itself), creating a unique duplex unit. In total, the apartment has 3,500 sq ft (330 m²) of interior space and 1,300 sq ft (120 m²) of terraces. This unit was recently purchased by Bono (from the music group U2) from Steve Jobs (of Apple, Inc.) for $15 million. A mechanical floor, mechanical penthouse, or mechanical level is a floor of a high-rise building that is dedicated to mechanical and electronics equipment. ... Apple Inc. ...

Demi Moore owns the last remaining south tower duplex, the unit at the very top of this tower. Demi Moore and Bruce Willis purchased the apartment in 1987 from Robert Stigwood, a noted music and film producer. This unit was in fact combined into a portion of the tower's mechanical and storage space above it (similar to the top floor unit in the north tower), creating a triplex with over 7,000 sq ft (650 m²) of interior space, multiple terraces and 360-degree views from all floors. An observation tower (alpine also prospect control room) has the function to make as far a remote view and an instructive round view possible over 360° as possible. ...

Education

San Remo residents are assigned to schools in the New York City Department of Education. The Official Seal of the City of New York The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the citys public school system. ...

The San Remo is zoned to P.S. 87 William Sherman. The San Remo is unzoned for middle school; residents may contact Region 10 to determine the middle school assignments.

References

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Further reading

• Ruttenbaum, Steven. 1986. Mansions In The Clouds : The Skyscraper Palazzi of Emery Roth. (Balsam Press, New York)

External links

• The San Remo