10 Gracie Square
10 Gracie Square (sometimes spelled out as Ten Gracie Square) is a 1930–31 pre-war "white glove" co-op building constructed in Art Deco style.[1] It's located on East 84th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side between East End Avenue and the FDR Drive.[2][3] It is one of only 42 "good buildings" in Manhattan as designated by Tom Wolfe, and is known for its sixteen-room triplexes.[4][5]
Prior to the construction of the FDR Drive, which eliminated its river access,[6] the building once had a residents' only yacht mooring on the East River.[7][8] Prior residents include: Brooke Astor, Frances Schreuder, Jean Stein, Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Gloria Vanderbilt.[9]
References
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- ^ Taylor, Candace (December 26, 2018). "Art-Collecting Real-Estate Heiress Lists Manhattan Pad for $12 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ CARY, BILL (December 28, 2020). "A Duplex in an Upper East Side Building Tied to Notable Names". Mansion Global. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Angel, Karen (April 9, 2015). "The East Enders". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Stephen Jacob (May 2, 2013). "$23 M. to Live Next to Gloria Vanderbilt's Old Penthouse". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Malle, Chloe (February 23, 2010). "Clarke Buys Lois Lane's Place: Stanton Apartment in 10 Gracie Square Trades". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Alpern, Andrew (2020). Posh Portals: Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City. Abbeville Press Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7892-1379-2. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Griffith, Carson (October 2, 2017). "The Obamas Are Eyeing a Manhattan Apartment in Gloria Vanderbilt's Former Building". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Rosen, Daniel Edward (February 12, 2018). "The Obamas Aren't Buying That Apartment on the Upper East Side". Intelligencer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.