Park Cinq
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785 Fifth Avenue, usually called the Park Cinq, (Park-V), is a luxury, cooperative apartment building on Fifth Avenue at the corner of 60th Street in Manhattan.
The eighteen-story building was constructed by the Fisher Brothers developers in 1960. The Park Cinq shares its Fifth Avenue block with the Sherry Netherland Hotel
. The building has eighteen stories and a penthouse. The upper floors offer "sweeping Central Park views."
The year the building opened, the New York Times described it as containing sixty-six "mansions," and described it as being "the world's most luxurious multiple dwelling." Among the luxury details considered remarkable in that era where the presence of telephone outlets in every room and special windows designed to keep out noise. There were also marble bathrooms and parquet floors, but the entire building was in modern style unlike the traditional Renaissance and Georgian styles of older buildings in the neighborhood. The building's dedication was attended by Prince and Princess Serge Belosselsky-Belozersky
.
Notable residents have included David Geffen
, Denise Rich, Robert A. Daly
, Barbara Broccoli
and Fred Zollo. Shipping tycoon Daniel K. Ludwig
lived in the penthouse when the building first opened.
The eighteen-story building was constructed by the Fisher Brothers developers in 1960. The Park Cinq shares its Fifth Avenue block with the Sherry Netherland Hotel
Sherry Netherland Hotel
The Sherry Netherland Hotel is a 38-story hotel located at 781 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 59th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It was designed and built by Schultze & Weaver with Buchman & Kahn. Construction began in 1926, and the upper floors suffered a spectacular fire in 1927 before...
. The building has eighteen stories and a penthouse. The upper floors offer "sweeping Central Park views."
The year the building opened, the New York Times described it as containing sixty-six "mansions," and described it as being "the world's most luxurious multiple dwelling." Among the luxury details considered remarkable in that era where the presence of telephone outlets in every room and special windows designed to keep out noise. There were also marble bathrooms and parquet floors, but the entire building was in modern style unlike the traditional Renaissance and Georgian styles of older buildings in the neighborhood. The building's dedication was attended by Prince and Princess Serge Belosselsky-Belozersky
Belosselsky-Belozersky family
The Belosselsky-Belozersky family is an aristocratic Russian family.- Origins :The family of Belosselsky-Belozersky claims the descendance directly from the first Russian Princes, from the "Kiev Rus" period and Rurik , which created its seat in Kiev around the years 870–890...
.
Notable residents have included David Geffen
David Geffen
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, Denise Rich, Robert A. Daly
Robert A. Daly
Robert A. Daly is an American business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, and the Los Angeles Dodgers....
, Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Dana Broccoli, OBE is an American film producer.-Life and career:Broccoli was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of the famous James Bond producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and actress Dana Wilson Broccoli...
and Fred Zollo. Shipping tycoon Daniel K. Ludwig
Daniel K. Ludwig
Daniel Keith Ludwig was a US shipping magnate and billionaire. Even though he was one of the wealthiest men of his day, his name was little known...
lived in the penthouse when the building first opened.