| 200 Central Park South | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Residentialco-op apartment |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Corner of7th Avenue andCentral Park South,Midtown Manhattan,New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°46′00″N73°58′47″W / 40.76667°N 73.97972°W /40.76667; -73.97972 |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Wechsler & Schimenti |
| Developer | Bernard Spitzer, Melvin Lipman |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 309 |
| Website | |
| 200-centralparksouth.com | |
200 Central Park South is a Modern-style building on the south side ofCentral Park inMidtown Manhattan,New York City, atthe corner of7th Avenue andCentral Park South (59th Street). It is most notable for its curving facade, banded by balconies. Its exterior is beige brick and glass.[1] It is across from a major pedestrian and vehicle entrance into Central Park, known as the "Merchant's Gate".[1] This full service building was completed in 1963 byBernard Spitzer and Melvin Lipman.[a] It was designed by Wechsler & Schimenti.[1]
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.[4] 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 aBarcelona feel.[5] The base rises 21 stories, while its tower is set back, and brings it up 14 more floors.[1]
As of 2016 it is a full-service residentialco-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.[2] In 2016, it is rated as the #2 co-op building in Midtown, and #13 in Manhattan, according to CityRealty.[3]
The building’s design was explained byRobert A. M. Stern, Thomas Mellins and David Fishman in their book,New York 1960 as "a kind of aggressive, self-referentialModernism that had hitherto been largely absent from Manhattan."[1][6] Horsley asserts it resembles theFontainebleau Hotel (1954), in Miami, designed byMorris Lapidus.[1]
The building sits across Seventh Avenue from theNew York Athletic Club, to the east.[1] It is also nearAlwyn Court to the southeast, theSaint Thomas Choir School to the south, and220 Central Park South to the west.
Residents have included: