The Belnord is also very big ( it covers a whole city block with a beautiful interior courtyard) and has all these individually designed apartments in clusters throughout its huge structure.
Prices to live here are what you might imagine. You have to make an appointment with a sales person to see any of the apartments on sale.
Let me see what I can find again on the internet
Oh here is a Facebook page called "I grew up at the Belnord apartments," with all sorts of stories and updates
https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-grew-up-at-the-Belnord-Apartments-NYC/127545047289645
The famous writer Isaac Bashevis Singer once lived here and has a ceremonial street sign on Amsterdam and West 86th Street
It seems to me I found a better story earlier... Wikipedia is pretty terse:
The Belnord
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Belnord Apartments
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The Belnord
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| Location: | 225 W. 86th St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 40°47′18″N 73°58′34″WCoordinates: 40°47′18″N 73°58′34″W |
| Area: | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built: | 1908 |
| Architect: | Weekes, H. Hobart |
| Architectural style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80002670[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 23, 1980 |
It was designed in 1908 by the noted architectural firm of Hiss and Weekes. It is 13 stories tall and features Italian Renaissance style decorative elements. It features two massive, two story grand archways that provide entrance to an inner courtyard with landscaped gardens.[2]
The Belnord is one of a mere handful of full-block apartment buildings in New York. Like other full-block buildings, such as The Apthorp, the Belnord is built around a large, landscaped interior courtyard.[3] The Belnord's courtyard is among the largest in the city.[3]
It is a New York City Landmark and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Notable residents have included the writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, actor Zero Mostel and jazz impresario Art D'Lugoff.
The building was acquired by Extell Development Company in 1994.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ Bradley Frandsen, Joan R. Olshansky, and Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Belnord Apartments". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-25. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
- ^ a b "The Belnord," Carter B. Horsley.
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