Post by the Scribe on Apr 8, 2020 9:15:43 GMT
Jul 13, 2017 15:58:53 GMT @minigal said:
Dianna once mentioned that Linda and Nicole Brown Simpson sometimes walked their dogs together or at least ran into each other while walking their dogs. Might even have been the same breed. Not sure. She also may have been a resident of the Plaza Hotel for an extended period of time when working in NYC. I wonder if any of those homes were haunted? Or who some of the past residents might have been? Or who is living there now?
Majestic at on 115 CPW in NYC
The Majestic (or Majestic Apartments) is a twin-towered housing cooperative skyscraper located at 115 Central Park West between 71st Street and 72nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The steel framed building was constructed in 1930–1931 and designed in the Art Deco style by architect and real estate developer Irwin S. Chanin with the assistance of his French associate, Jacques Delamarre. The futuristic sculptures on the building's facade are by Rene Chambellan. it's lit.
Background
The building was originally planned to be a 45-story hotel, but the plans were changed midway through construction due to the Great Depression and the passing of the Multiple Dwelling Act, which restricted a building's height immediately above the street, but allowed tall towers if the property was sufficiently large. The Majestic replaced the Hotel Majestic, designed by Alfred Zucker in 1894 at the same site, which had been home to Gustav Mahler and Edna Ferber, among others.
The Majestic has 238 apartments in 29 stories, and is one of four buildings on Central Park West which feature two towers, the others being: The San Remo, The Century—also designed and built by Chanin—and The Eldorado.
Landmark status
In 1988, The Majestic was designated a New York City Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Residents
Among the notable past and present residents of the Majestic are actors Milton Berle and Zero Mostel, and newspaper columnist Walter Winchell. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs lived there as a teenager with his grandmother in the 1980s, and television personality Conan O'Brien sold his co-op in 2010.
Gangsters
The Majestic was home to some of the former heads of the Luciano crime family (later called the Genovese crime family) including Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, and Meyer Lansky. In 1957, Vincent "The Chin" Gigante shot Frank Costello in the lobby of the Majestic in a failed assassination attempt. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, a founding member of the New York syndicate, along with Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano, and head of its security arm, Murder, Inc., lived in apartment 17J in 1933.
HAYDEN HOUSE
The Hayden House Description
11 West 81 Street ( Apt. 11G at Hayden House on W. 81 Street) “ The Hayden House” was built in 1908 and converted to a coop in 1976. This Beaux Arts beauty has 12-floors and approximately only 36 units, making it a charming home for its residents. The façade is highly decorative and showcases detailed masonry work with over-sized windows with decorative window balconies. There are wonderful architectural details found in the apartments such as soaring ceiling heights (approximately 11 ft high), elaborate decorative moldings and herringbone floors. Rock Hudson lived in Beresford on that block.
It enjoys a picture-perfect location directly across from the Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center( Hayden Planetarium) and is just steps to Central Park, all public transportation and fashionable shops and cafes. It also offers a front row seat to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.
The building has a part-time doorman.