Inside NYC's Most Exclusive Apartment Building
A new book provides unprecedented access to The Dakota
Written by Kaitlyn Frey
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Pencil drawing of the Dakota entrance
Illustration by Richard Britell
Pencil drawing of the Dakota entrance
Illustration by Richard Britell
The Dakota exterior in 1961
Photo by Jack Boucher for the Historic American Buildings Survey
A pencil drawing over a tinted gesso base
Illustration by Richard Britell
The Dakota’s rooftop and courtyard complexity from the adjoining apartment house at 15 West 72 Street looking east to Central Park
Photo by Columbus Ave. magazine, October 1981
The Dakota from the northeast with the 1930 Majestic Apartments at 115 Central Park West at the left. At the right is the corner of the 1906 Langham at 135 Central Park West.
Photo by Kenneth Grant
The central portion of the north façade, with the open slot onto which windows to subsidiary rooms face. Just beneath the second-floor arch are two of the aerial passageways connecting one line of kitchens to the service elevator and stair.
Photo by Kenneth Grant
The entrance façade on 72nd Street.
Photo by Kenneth Grant
The arched and groin-vaulted carriage entrance, now accommodating a modern carriage.
Photo by Kenneth Grant
The Dakota: A History of the World’s Best-Known Apartment Building book cover
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