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The Beresford, at 211 Central Park West
Central Park West

Central Park West is an avenue that runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the United States.As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of Central Park....
, between 81st and 82nd Streets, is an upscale apartment building
Apartment building

An apartment building, block of flats or tenement, is a Multi-family residential made up of several apartments , or flats . A difference may be drawn such as in San Francisco, California, between an apartment and a flat, where an apartment is one of many units on a floor and a flat is the only unit on a given floor....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. The architect, Emery Roth
Emery Roth

Emery Roth was a Hungarian-American architect who designed many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts architecture and Art Deco details....
, was famous for building luxury apartments and hotels throughout the city. The Beresford, completed in 1929, is one of four Roth apartment blocks on Central Park West including The El Dorado (between 90th and 91st Streets), The San Remo
The San Remo

The San Remo is a luxury co-operative apartment building in New York City located between 74th and 75th streets, about 1/10 of a mile north of the The Dakota building The San Remo is described by Glen Justice of the New York Times as "a dazzling two-tower building with captivating views of Central Park." As a housing cooperative, its...
 (between 74th and 75th Streets), and The Ardsley. The Beresford, 22 stories tall, is the largest by volume, its mass relieved by horizontal belt courses, staggered setbacks, which provide some apartments with terraces, and architectural detailing that gives an impression of Georgian houses embedded in the mass.






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The Beresford, at 211 Central Park West
Central Park West

Central Park West is an avenue that runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the United States.As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of Central Park....
, between 81st and 82nd Streets, is an upscale apartment building
Apartment building

An apartment building, block of flats or tenement, is a Multi-family residential made up of several apartments , or flats . A difference may be drawn such as in San Francisco, California, between an apartment and a flat, where an apartment is one of many units on a floor and a flat is the only unit on a given floor....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. The architect, Emery Roth
Emery Roth

Emery Roth was a Hungarian-American architect who designed many of the definitive New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 30s, incorporating Beaux-Arts architecture and Art Deco details....
, was famous for building luxury apartments and hotels throughout the city. The Beresford, completed in 1929, is one of four Roth apartment blocks on Central Park West including The El Dorado (between 90th and 91st Streets), The San Remo
The San Remo

The San Remo is a luxury co-operative apartment building in New York City located between 74th and 75th streets, about 1/10 of a mile north of the The Dakota building The San Remo is described by Glen Justice of the New York Times as "a dazzling two-tower building with captivating views of Central Park." As a housing cooperative, its...
 (between 74th and 75th Streets), and The Ardsley. The Beresford, 22 stories tall, is the largest by volume, its mass relieved by horizontal belt courses, staggered setbacks, which provide some apartments with terraces, and architectural detailing that gives an impression of Georgian houses embedded in the mass. It takes its name from the Hotel Beresford, which had occupied the same site since 1889. The Beresford has two street-front facades, capped by its distinctive octagonal copper-capped corner towers: the eastern facade overlooks Central Park
Central Park

Central Park is a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate....
; and the southern facade overlooks Manhattan Square, the park that contains the American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world....
.

Unlike some of Manhattan's prestigious co-op buildings, the Beresford accepts celebrities and politicians as residents. Current residents include comedian Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld

Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an United States comedian, actor and writer. He is often described as an observational comedy. He is best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld in the situation comedy, Seinfeld, , which he co-created, helped write and, in the show's final two seasons, executive produced....
 in Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern was a Jewish violin virtuoso born in the Ukraine.He was renowned for his Sound recordings and for discovering new musical talent....
's former apartment, singer Diana Ross
Diana Ross

Diane Ernestine "Diana" Ross is a recording artist, actress, and entertainer. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970....
, Betsy Gotbaum
Betsy Gotbaum

Betsy Gotbaum is the New York City Public Advocate. She was elected as Public Advocate for New York City in 2001, and reelected in 2005. A longtime civic leader, she is the third woman elected to a citywide post in NYC history....
 and Victor Gotbaum
Victor Gotbaum

Victor Gotbaum was an United States trade union leader. From 1965 to 1987, he was president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 37 , the largest municipal union in New York City....
 and tennis player John McEnroe
John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam title singles titles?three at Wimbledon Championships and four at the U.S....
. Former residents have included historian Alan Brinkley
Alan Brinkley

Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he was also Provost from 2003-2008. He is a historian of the New Deal....
, Tony Randall
Tony Randall

Tony Randall was an American comic and actor....
, Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson was an United States film and television actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during the 1960s and 1970s. Hudson was voted 'Star of the Year', 'Favorite Leading Man', and similar titles by numerous movie magazines and was unquestionably one of the most popular and well-known movie stars of the time....
, Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead was an United States cultural anthropology, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s....
 and Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano who enjoyed success in the 1960s and 1970s. She was famous for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in operas around the world and on recordings....
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