New York Architecture of Emory Roth Tour
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This tour is a work in progress, and more entries will be added soon.
1. The San Remo
The San Remo Apartment Building is known as one of the more premier luxury apartment buildings in New York City. Besides offering luxury that few other apartment buildings offer, it is also filled with rich history. Legendary architect Emery Roth built the San Remo and he carried an extensive portfolio that includes more than 80 other buildings in New York. What made the San Remo unique was the incorporation of the twin tower concept, the first building to have this feature. The twin towers each hold ten floors, atop the lower seventeen floors, and this layout provided more access to air and light for tenants. Some of the notable residents of the San Remo Apartments have included: Steven Spielberg, Rita Hayworth, Zero Mostel, Steve Martin, Mary Tyler Moore, and many more. Due to its prime location on the Upper West Side and its luxury offered, the San Remo is one of the more sought after apartment buildings in New York. Through all of the decades of changes in the "city that never sleeps" and after some extensive renovations, the San Remo has remained true to its original unique design given by Roth.
2. The Beresford
The Beresford was constructed in 1928 and many celebrities and influential New Yorkers have called this massive apartment building home. Located next to Central Park and just north of the American Museum of Natural History, this 20-story, 30-bay wide building features three corner towers and was designed by architect Emory Roth and features an opulent lobby filled with marble and bronze and three entrances. The Beresford was converted to a co-op in 1962 and twenty years later, it was included in the National Register of Historic Place's Central Park West Historic District.
3. The El Dorado
The apartment building at 300 Central Park West takes up the entire width from W. 90th to W 91st Street. The El Dorado was completed in 1930 and is one of New York City's largest Art Deco style apartment buildings. The twin towers reach 31 stories tall in a ziggurat style of smaller tiers as you move upwards, and are set back to comply with building ordinances. The building became a co-op in 1982 and is part of the National Register's Central Park West Historic District, listed in 1982.
4. The Ardsley
This Art Deco high-rise apartment building was designed by architect Emery Roth and completed in1930. The Ardsley remains a New York architectural landmark and is one of eight buildings Roth designed that are located along Central Park West. The apartment building was converted to a co-op and now contains 201 units in its 22 stories. The Ardsley is part of the Central Park West Historic District which was added to the National Register in 1982. The building stands at the former location of New York's Rugby Academy and was once home to Barbra Streisand.
