101 Central Park West

101 is a residential building located at 101 Central Park West between 70th and 71st street in New York City. The apartment building was constructed in 1929 in the Neo-Renaissance style by architects Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross. It is situated next to The Majestic, an apartment complex located between 71st and 72nd Street and to Congregation Shearith Israel which is located on 70th Street. The building is divided into three blocks which all consist of two elevator banks. Past and present residents of the building include notable personalities such as Harrison Ford, Rick Moranis, Georgina Bloomberg, and Rabbi Norman Lamm, the former chancellor of Yeshiva University.[1][2][3][4][5]

101 Central Park West
General information
StatusComplete
Address101 Central Park West
Manhattan, New York City 10023
Construction started????
Completed1929
Opening????
Technical details
Floor count18

It was one of several buildings on Central Park West that was built for Jews who were not welcomed in Manhattan's East Side luxury buildings.[6]

References

  1. "Building: 101 Central Park West in Lincoln Square". Street Easy.Com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. "101 CENTRAL PARK WEST, #14/15F". Town Realestate.Com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. "Georgina Bloomberg Buys Co-op on Central Park West". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. Smith, Stephen Jacob. "Nice Apartment If You Can Get It: Gershwin Heir Sells $5.4 M. Central Park West Pad". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. Smith, Emily (2019-07-24). "Georgina Bloomberg buys $10M co-op once owned by late socialite". Page Six. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  6. Gaines, Steven (2006). The Sky's the Limit: Passion and Property in Manhattan. London: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316154550.

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