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Central Park Studios, 15 West 67th Street: Review and Ratings

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Carter Horsley
Review of 15 West 67th Street by Carter Horsley

In the race to be acclaimed the greatest block in the city, 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue is one of the favorites for it is chock full of true "studio" buildings, not the least of which is the famous "Hotel des Artistes" at 1 West 67th Street.

It was designed by Pollard & Steinam in 1918 and the same firm teamed with B. Hustace Simonson in 1905 to design for William J. Taylor the impressive, mid-block studio building at 15 West 67th Street which is known as the Central Park Studios.

The 14-story building has fireplaces and 34 cooperative apartments.

It has a roof deck.

It has some duplexes.

It has a doorman and a live-in superintendent.

The Central Park Studios has a two-story limestone base with a projecting entrance vestibule ornamented with Gothic arches, pinnacles, bosses, and gables.

The middle section of the building is faced with brick enlivened by pulled bricks set in a rhythmic pattern and the top three floors are ornamented with Gothic arches, gables, and buttresses.

The Gothic lobby contains groups of murals executed by various artists associated with the colony.

Stuart Davis, the great American modernist painter, resided here as did Robert Lowell, the famous poet, the New York Review of Books was created in his apartment.

The building, of course, is convenient to Central Park and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Rating

23
Out of 44

Architecture Rating: 23 / 44

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28
Out of 36

Location Rating: 28 / 36

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17
Out of 39

Features Rating: 17 / 39

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10
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78

CityRealty Rating Reference

 
Architecture
  • 30+ remarkable
  • 20-29 distinguished
  • 11-19 average
  • < 11 below average
 
Location
  • 27+ remarkable
  • 18-26 distinguished
  • 9-17 average
  • < 9 below average
 
Features
  • 22+ remarkable
  • 16-21 distinguished
  • 9-15 average
  • < 9 below average
  • #28 Rated co-op - Central Park West
 
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