550 Park Avenue

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
Location within New York City
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential
Architectural styleNeo-classicism
Location54-60 East 62nd Street, New York, United States
Coordinates40.7648°N 73.9689°W / 40.7648; -73.9689
Construction started24 May 1916
Completed11 December 1917
Owner550 PARK AVE CORP
Height
Antenna spire67.06 metres (220.0 ft)
Roof64.01 metres (210.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count17
Design and construction
ArchitectJ.E.R. Carpenter

Design

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]

Notable residents

References

  1. "BUILDING DESCRIPTION". streeteasy.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "550 Park Avenue". Emporis. emporis.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "550 PARK AVENUE OVERVIEW". City Realty. cityrealty.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. Alpern, Andrew (2002). The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter. Acanthus Press. ISBN 978-0926494206.
  5. "The Divine Mrs. V". New York. nymag.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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