Hotel des Artistes | |
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General information | |
Location | New York City, New York |
Address | 1 West 67th Street |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George Mort Pollard |
Hotel des Artistes is a historic residential building located at 1 West 67th Street, near Central Park West, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. [1] Completed in 1917, the ornate 17-story, 119-unit Gothic-style building has been home to a long list of writers, artists, and politicians over the years. [2]
In 1914, a group of artists—including Walter Russell, Frank DuMond, Willard Metcalf, and Penrhyn Stanlaws [3] [4] [5]—paid $250,000 to buy a parcel of land on the west side of Central Park with the plans of building Hotel des Artistes. [6] [7] At the outset, they planned to erect a 20-story building where 10 stories would be dedicated to artists' studio space and the other 10 would be dedicated to apartments. [6]
Designed by George Mort Pollard, when it opened in 1917, the Hotel des Artistes boasted a large swimming pool, grand ballrooms, rooftop squash courts, a gym, and a restaurant. [5] Apartments had as many as six rooms apiece, and many of the units featured 20-foot lofted ceilings. Kitchens were small, as tenants were able to use their dumbwaiters to receive meals prepared in a kitchen on the second floor. [8] The building is also noted for its pastoral floor-to-ceiling paintings by Howard Chandler Christy, one of its earliest residents. [9]
In 1970, the building transformed into a full co-operative after a new owner purchased it. Several longtime tenants were evicted after a lengthy court battle. [10]
In 1975, violinist turned restaurateur George Lang took over the run-down ground-floor cafe and renovated it, bringing in new diners. Lang and his wife Gloria ran Cafe des Artistes until 2009, when they decided to close it during the recession. [11] In 2011, it reopened under new management as the Leopard at des Artistes. [11]
In New York [Andersson] developed the idea for and was on the board of directors of the Hotel des Artistes ... By 1929 he had amassed at least a million dollars and owned several other apartments in the building...
Hotel des Artistes | |
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General information | |
Location | New York City, New York |
Address | 1 West 67th Street |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George Mort Pollard |
Hotel des Artistes is a historic residential building located at 1 West 67th Street, near Central Park West, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. [1] Completed in 1917, the ornate 17-story, 119-unit Gothic-style building has been home to a long list of writers, artists, and politicians over the years. [2]
In 1914, a group of artists—including Walter Russell, Frank DuMond, Willard Metcalf, and Penrhyn Stanlaws [3] [4] [5]—paid $250,000 to buy a parcel of land on the west side of Central Park with the plans of building Hotel des Artistes. [6] [7] At the outset, they planned to erect a 20-story building where 10 stories would be dedicated to artists' studio space and the other 10 would be dedicated to apartments. [6]
Designed by George Mort Pollard, when it opened in 1917, the Hotel des Artistes boasted a large swimming pool, grand ballrooms, rooftop squash courts, a gym, and a restaurant. [5] Apartments had as many as six rooms apiece, and many of the units featured 20-foot lofted ceilings. Kitchens were small, as tenants were able to use their dumbwaiters to receive meals prepared in a kitchen on the second floor. [8] The building is also noted for its pastoral floor-to-ceiling paintings by Howard Chandler Christy, one of its earliest residents. [9]
In 1970, the building transformed into a full co-operative after a new owner purchased it. Several longtime tenants were evicted after a lengthy court battle. [10]
In 1975, violinist turned restaurateur George Lang took over the run-down ground-floor cafe and renovated it, bringing in new diners. Lang and his wife Gloria ran Cafe des Artistes until 2009, when they decided to close it during the recession. [11] In 2011, it reopened under new management as the Leopard at des Artistes. [11]
In New York [Andersson] developed the idea for and was on the board of directors of the Hotel des Artistes ... By 1929 he had amassed at least a million dollars and owned several other apartments in the building...