200 Central Park South

Building in Manhattan, New York 200 Central Park South 200_Central_Park_South_(51395616076).jpg Corner of 7th Avenue and Central Park South, Midtown Manhattan, New York City 40 46 00 N 73 58 47 W region:US-NY inline,title 1963 Wechsler & Schimenti 34 Residential co-op apartment Modern Bernard Spitzer, Melvin Lipman 309 200-centralparksouth.com 200 Central Park South is a Modern-style building on the south side of Central Park in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the corner of 7th Avenue and Central Park South (59th Street). It is most notable for its curving facade, banded by balconies. Its exterior is beige brick and glass. It is across from a major pedestrian and vehicle entrance into Central Park, known as the "Merchant's Gate". This full service building was completed in 1963 by Bernard Spitzer and Melvin Lipman.Some sources give a conflicting construction date of 1965. It was designed by Wechsler & Schimenti.Carter B. Horsley Carter B. Horsley 200 Central Park South, Building Review https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/midtown-west/200-central-park-south/5625 2020-11-20 www.cityrealty.com en Architecture The building contains a curved facade and is lined with terraces that taper in, then curve, and taper out as they wrap around the two faces of the building. The curved base gives views of Central Park to more apartments.http://www.nysonglines.com/59st.htm 59th Street: A New York Songline Spitzer reportedly got the idea for the curve from the curve drawn by a pencil thrown in frustration. Its tapered balconies have been said to give it a Barcelona feel.The New York Times Central Park South, the view that sneaked up on the city Christopher Gray August 15, 2013 https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/realestate/central-park-south-the-view-that-sneaked-up-on-the-city.html?_r=0 The base rises 21 stories, while its tower is set back, and brings it up 14 more floors. As of 2016 it is a full-service residential co-op apartment building. This Midtown West building currently has 309 apartments spanning 34 floors. Amenities for its residents include a roof deck, elevator operators, maid service, valet, garage, and concierge., with photo showing Central Park-facing facade In 2016, it is rated as the #2 co-op building in Midtown, and #13 in Manhattan, according to CityRealty.https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/midtown-west/200-central-park-south/5625 200 Central Park South, with photo centered on the curve, showing both flanks The building’s design was explained by Robert A. M. Stern, Thomas Mellins and David Fishman in their book, New York 1960 as "a kind of aggressive, self-referential Modernism that had hitherto been largely absent from Manhattan."505 1960 Horsley asserts it resembles the Fontainebleau Hotel (1954), in Miami, designed by Morris Lapidus. The building sits across Seventh Avenue from the New York Athletic Club, to the east. It is also near Alwyn Court to the southeast, the Saint Thomas Choir School to the south, and 220 Central Park South to the west. Residents Residents have included: Raquel Welch Dino De Laurentiis Durward Kirby Al Roker Doris Roberts Bernard Spitzer Bill Bradley Elizabeth Ray Jacqueline Susann Notes References Category:59th Street (Manhattan) Category:Apartment buildings in New York City Category:Midtown Manhattan Category:Residential buildings completed in 1965 Category:Residential buildings in Manhattan Category:Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)