550 Park Avenue

Residential in New York, United States
40°45′53″N 73°58′08″W / 40.7648°N 73.9689°W / 40.7648; -73.9689Construction startedMay 24, 1916CompletedDecember 11, 1917Owner550 PARK AVE CORPHeightAntenna spire67.06 metres (220.0 ft)Roof64.01 metres (210.0 ft)Technical detailsFloor count17Design and constructionArchitect(s)J.E.R. Carpenter

550 Park Avenue is a luxury apartment building on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States.[1][2]

550 Park Avenue was designed by J.E.R. Carpenter. The 17-floor building was completed on December 11, 1917 and converted to a cooperative in 1952 with only 32 apartments.[3] It is adjacent to the Browning School.

Notable residents

Notable residents have included:

  • Kathryn Bache Miller, philanthropist[4]
  • August Belmont Jr., financier
  • J.E.R Carpenter, architect of the building[5]
  • Samuel D. Leidesdorf, accountant[6]
  • Barbara Goldsmith, author, journalist, and philanthropist[7]
  • Hulda Lashanska, soprano singer
  • Diana Vreeland, fashion columnist and editor[8]

References

  1. ^ "BUILDING DESCRIPTION". streeteasy.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "550 Park Avenue". Emporis. emporis.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "550 PARK AVENUE OVERVIEW". City Realty. cityrealty.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Kathryn B. Miller, Philantropist, 83". The New York Times. October 16, 1979. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q121602542. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Alpern, Andrew (2002). The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter. Acanthus Press. ISBN 978-0926494206.
  6. ^ "TENANCIES REPORTED FOR PARK AVE. SUITES; Reports Show Leasing Also in Scattered Sections of City". The New York Times. November 30, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q121602691. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Vivian Marino (December 1, 2017). "A $38 Million Penthouse in West Chelsea was November's Top Sale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q121602620. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Divine Mrs. V". New York. nymag.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

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