L.L. [167] The others were 88 Central Park West, 101 Central Park West, the San Remo, and the Beresford. The challenge comes when you have to narrow down the plot and characters and come up with a story that accurately represents the time periods but also keeps the reader guessing. [4], The Dakota is one of several apartment buildings on Central Park West that are primarily identified by an official name. [152] The Dakota was also added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972[2] and was re-added to the NRHP as a National Historic Landmark in 1976. [53][125] None of the early residents were included in the "Four Hundred", a list of prominent individuals in New York society during the Gilded Age. [155][228] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the "building's grim presence was introduced to most Americans" in that film. [114] A New York Times article in 1959 described the Dakota's design as ranging "Victorian Kremlin" to "Middle Eastern Post Office",[76] while Look magazine called the building a "maze of imaginative, distinctive living". The Dakota is at 1 West 72nd Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. I absolutely loved the clear sense of place in THE ADDRESS, the vivid details and found it to be a very engaging piece of historical fiction. L.L. The opportunity to move to America. [69] Parlors were generally 25 by 40ft (7.6 by 12.2m). [102][103] Between 1880 and 1885, more than ninety apartment buildings were developed in the city. [13] Major developments on the West Side were erected after the Ninth Avenue elevated line opened in 1879, providing direct access to Lower Manhattan. [23] The Dakota's board also voted in 1975 to ban the installation of air conditioners that protruded through the building's facade, since the LPC would have to approve every air conditioner that was installed. 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[145] The residents announced plans to buy the building from the Glickman Corporation in April 1961 for $4.8 million. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Read my interview with Fiona about her first book, THE DOLLHOUSE. After filming wrapped, several people involved in the production company started experiencing very odd events. : So I have to know: which characters were real and which were from your imagination? [25], The underground mechanical plant, to the west of the building, measured 150 by 60 by 18ft (45.7 by 18.3 by 5.5m) and contained electrical generators, steam boilers, and steam engines. [15][23], Clark died in 1883 and bequeathed the apartment complex to his oldest grandson, Edward Severin Clark, who at the time was 12 years old. [17][30], The building's main entrance is a double-height archway on 72nd Street to the south. WebWhen a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house The Dakota, leads to a job offer, Sarah Smythes world is suddenly awash in possibility. The building was managed by the Clark family for eight decades and remained largely unchanged during that time. [106][110] Work was slightly delayed by a labor strike in March 1882. [18][47][48] The decision to place the mechanical plant under a garden, rather than directly under the building, was a deliberate measure to reassure residents in case the machinery exploded. [31] Due to the apartments' high ceilings, the Dakota's height was equivalent to that of a standard 15-story building. She's not the only one to have had a paranormal encounter with Lennon, either. Fresh out of rehab and struggling with staying sober, she gets offered a job by her cousin, Melinda, to oversee the Renovation of The Dakota. [99] The Dakota is also New York City's oldest surviving luxury apartment building, although it was not the first such structure to be built in the city. Rehab has brought her back but now she must rely on others to help her through. [a] All of these houses were designed by Hardenbergh. [18][28][29] Some contemporary sources described the building as being ten stories high, including the raised basement,[17][30] while others classify the Dakota as being eight stories high. The hallways on the upper stories are wainscoted in wood, while the ceilings and walls are made of plaster. [129] Even in 1890, the row houses on the same block were bringing more income than was the Dakota. L.L. [127][128], The Dakota's address was originally 301 West 72nd Street, since the address numbers of buildings on Manhattan's westeast numbered streets were based on the building's distances from Fifth Avenue. (LogOut/ [42] The Dakota's distinct upper and lower courtyards differed from that of Hardenbergh and Clark's earlier Van Corlear apartment house at Seventh Avenue and 55th Street, where residents and servants used the same courtyard. [53] An entrance to the New York City Subway's 72nd Street station, served by the B and C trains,[54] is built within this areaway. [143][159] New mortar had been applied to the brickwork in the facade, but the light color of the mortar contrasted sharply with the darkened bricks. Horse-drawn carriages, entering from 72nd Street, used the courtyard to turn around. [17][70][69], The passageways from the courtyard lead to ground-level spaces with wooden paneling and marble wainscoting. [222] Numerous replicas of the building have been created, including a model at Legoland Florida, as well as merchandise such as tissue boxes. [76], Each of the Dakota's apartments had a unique layout and contained four to twenty rooms. Some of the smaller apartments had been combined over the years, and several units were restored to their original layouts. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. [132] Nonetheless, the Dakota remained the only large apartment building in the neighborhood until the end of the 19th century. There are, of course, numerous conspiracy theories around Monroe's death. While he was in the hospital, he had vivid hallucinations about the movie. What item(s) from your own childhood do you still, even occasionally, pine for? I am guessing Sara Smythe was a composite characterbut what about Theodore Camden? [104], In 1879, Clark announced plans for an apartment complex at the intersection of 72nd Street and Eighth Avenue[23] (the latter of which was renamed Central Park West in 1883[6]). For instance, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono paid a monthly fee of $12,566 for her 6,000sqft (560m2) apartment in 1996, while a similarly-sized apartment at the nearby San Remo had a monthly maintenance cost of $6,000. [222] Since then, the building and its inhabitants have been detailed in numerous periodicals, including Look and Architectural Forum. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. While living in the Dakota Apartments, Lennon also gave an interview that included him reading a letter that predicted his untimely death. [27] The west elevation, facing the former yard, was sparsely ornamented. apartment. The building had undergone many changes since it opened in 1884 on the edge of Central Park, back when the neighborhood was described by one newspaper as full of rocks, swamps, goats, and shanties. By the 1980s, a couple of tenants had torn down the period details from their apartments and replaced them with shag carpets and wall-to-ceiling mirrors. I realized that setting a book there would give me the perfect excuse to get inside (and was eventually able to do that, through roundabout connections to a couple of very generous tenants). Whether or not that's true, there are many fascinating things that have happened in relation to this building. [202] Other rules include a restriction against leaving more than one car unattended in the driveway; a prohibition on "dance, vocal or instrumental instruction" in apartments; and a restriction on playing musical instruments or using a phonograph, radio, or TV loudspeaker between 11 p.m. and 9 a.m.[202] Residents cannot throw away their apartments' original fireplace mantels or doors and must instead put them in a storage area in the basement. [39], A glass breezeway ran along the western portion of the courtyard. [118] Work on the Dakota was delayed in August 1883 when the plasterers went on strike to protest the employment of non-union laborers at the site. [155] Years after Lennon's death, the Dakota's residents tended to eschew publicity. [106][109] As part of the project, Clark also excavated an Artesian well measuring about 365ft (111m) deep and 8in (200mm) wide. [21] Clark developed another set of row houses at 1365 and 103151 West 73rd Street, some of which still exist. [164][165] The Dakota had 85 co-op units by the 2010s. The building's design includes deep roofs with dormers, terracotta spandrels and panels, niches, balconies, and balustrades. [217], Praise for the building continued in later years. [125], By 1992, the Dakota's facade was again being cleaned. [46] The exterior walls function as load-bearing walls,[1][59] which measure up to 4ft (1.2m) thick. Producer William Castle's misfortune came nextwith a severe case of kidney stones. Before Lennon was shot to death outside of the Dakota, hereported seeing a ghost in the halls. [90][91] Some units have been substantially redesigned; for example, a four-bedroom unit was renovated in the modern style in the 2010s. [30] The elevator cabs were manufactured by Otis Elevators and were finished in mahogany. One hundred years later, in 1985 NYC, Bailey Camden is an interior designer charged with renovating The Dakota. The thicknesses of the exterior walls varied at different stories: Sources disagree on the number of apartments that the Dakota originally had. The modern courtyard is a reinforced-concrete slab, which is covered by granite pavers. Henry Hardenbergh was the actual architect for the Dakota (and the Plaza Hotel and a number of other fabulous buildings), so I didnt mind having him make a cameo, but I didnt want to try to fit his life into my story. [142] The Clarks were responsible for all repairs and maintenance and were subject to little, if any scrutiny. [193] Another prospective tenant sued the Dakota's board in 2015 after the board prohibited him from moving into a unit he had bought 16 years prior. [65][69] After Edward C. Clark's death, Hardenbergh never designed another building for the Clark family;[63][117] their final collaboration, the Ontiora at Seventh Avenue and 55th Street, was similar in design to the Dakota. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless and penniless. At the time, the vast majority of development on Manhattan Island was south of 23rd Street. [9][10] The design has been characterized as being in various architectural styles. [23] Hardenbergh filed plans for an eight-story "Family Hotel" at the site in September 1880, at which point it was planned to cost one million dollars. [40], Because the Dakota had fewer apartments than nearby co-ops, maintenance expenses tended to be much higher. [17][70] The service elevators and staircases are placed near the center of each side of the courtyard. [55] A cast-iron fence separates the areaway from the sidewalk. - An architect, died in New York City, March 1, 1924. [81] A Look magazine article in the 1960s described interior designer and antique dealer Frederick P. Victoria as having decorated his apartment with wood "draperies" and antique clocks. [155][229], The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Dakota as a New York City landmark in February 1969. [73] This gave residents a feeling of privacy, since tenants were largely separated both from each other and from servants. [69][73] The tenants' staircases contained marble treads. [46] John Banta was hired as the apartment house's general contractor. The Dakota apartment building is one of the most architecturally significant places in New York City. The residents included lawyers, brokers, merchants, and clothiers, although they also included a cigar merchant, a coal-mine operator, and a stenographer. It was just outside the main entry doors that Mark David Chapman shot and killed one of music's most legendary and beloved figures. [121] The mechanical equipment was being installed in the building by March 1884. The upper-story servants' quarters contained dormitories, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and dryer rooms. Can you tell us a little about how that piece of the story came to be? [47] The Real Estate Record said the next month: "The 'Dakota' is at last near completion and is receiving its finishing touches prior to its opening in May, when it will be quite ready for dwelling purposes. 1875 - 1943. [215] Schuyler, reappraising the building in 1896, said: "The architectural results were so successful that it is a very considerable distinction to have designed the best apartment house in New York. The Clarks were unable to sell the plot with that restriction, and the Langham apartment building was erected on the site. [35], The construction of Central Park in the 1860s spurred construction in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, but similar development in the Upper West Side was slower to come. John Pascal Camden. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. [29][30] It measures 16ft (4.9m) wide and 20ft (6.1m) tall. [31] Servants employed by the residents, as well as visiting servants, occupied the eighth and ninth floors. Nellie Bly, a journalist for the New York World during the 1880s, actually went by the name Nellie Brown when she went undercover to expose the injustices at Blackwells Island Asylum. [166] The project was completed two years later for $32 million. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless and penniless. [53][56] The sidewalk was originally made of bluestone slabs. 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"[117][213] Two years later, H. W. Fabian referred to the Dakota as the "most excellent of any of the kind in New York",[53][214] and M. G. Van Renneslaer said the Dakota was the only apartment building she had ever seen that "merits praise". [134], The Clarks tried to sell off an adjacent plot to the north, between 73rd and 74th Streets, in 1902 with the proviso that no building on that site be taller than the Dakota. I was so taken with THE ADDRESS mainly because it combines several of my passions: architecture, interior design, and madness. [74], At each corner of the courtyard, four wrought-bronze staircases and four residents' elevators lead from the entrances to the upper stories. WebThe year is 1885 and brilliant architect Theodore Camden offers London hotel housekeeper Sara Smythe a once-in-a-lifetime chance to accompany Camden to New York to manage the Dakota, an apartment building on Manhattans Upper West Side, which he helped to build. [144] Residents tended to live in the building for several decades, leading The New York Times to observe: "It is reported that no Dakotan leaves the building permanently unless it is feet first". [40], A service driveway also runs along the western side of the main courtyard. [106], Construction commenced at the end of October 1880. [72] In any case, because the Dakota had four entrances with their own elevators and stairs, there were very few public hallways on the upper stories. [17][43] The original plans had called for the dining area to be accessible to the general public,[34][82] but the plans were modified before the building opened, and the dining room only served residents. What might have I forgotten to ask about? [9][122], The Dakota was completed by October 27, 1884,[107] and was fully rented upon its completion. Even if no curse was preexistentbefore Lennon's death, the Dakota building has feltcursed and haunted ever since. Formerly, there was a garden to the west of the Dakota, underneath which was a mechanical plant serving the Dakota and some adjacent row houses. Perhapsshe lived in the area when the Dakota was built in 1884. Creepy Ghost Stories from the US Civil War, Scary Facts About Huge Tourist Attractions, The Cursed Dakota Building In NYC Has A Long, Tragic, And Macabre History, reading a letter that predicted his untimely death. Joey Harrow, a fellow musician, told people that he saw Lennon standing surrounded by light in the building's archway. On one side of the basement were heated and illuminated storerooms in which tenants could store items for free. The opportunity to move to America. [4][7][8] The Dakota occupies a nearly square land lot with an area of 40,866sqft (3,796.6m2). [73], In place of dumbwaiters,[44] the building contains four service elevators and four iron staircases for servants. Director Roman Polanski's wife, Sharon Tate, became increasingly interested in the occult as a result of the movie. It's also intriguingfor a few darker reasons, most notably as the backdrop to John Lennon's murder. [73] For each apartment, this provided the same amount of privacy as the entrances to typical brownstone row houses. [6][11] One story claims that the name arose from the building's remoteness from the more populous parts of Manhattan, just as the Dakota Territory was considered remote. [11], The Dakota's developer Edward Cabot Clark, who headed the Singer Manufacturing Company, selected the building's site based on several characteristics. [50] The quarters of the house staff were in the basement and included bedrooms; bathrooms and dining rooms for men and women; and a smoking room and reading room for men. [95][96] This was in part because of the West Side's steep topography and its dearth of attractions compared with the East Side. "[42][220] Hardenbergh, who remained involved in his designs after their completion,[221] wrote a letter objecting to American Architect's characterization of the courtyard. [30] The thick walls, floor slabs, and partitions also provided noise insulation. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. [Author and cover image courtesy of Dutton and used with permission. The kitchens had marble wainscoting and Minton tile, while the bathrooms contained porcelain bathtubs. [4][5][6] The building occupies the western sidewalk of Central Park West (formerly Eighth Avenue[6][7]) between 72nd Street to the south and 73rd Street to the north. [30][64] The floor surfaces consist of 9in-thick (23cm) earthen subfloors above 9-inch-thick slabs of concrete. It's possible that the ghost John Lennon talked about seeing made appearances in front of several other people. [37] The apartments are accessed by four passageways, one from each corner of the courtyard. [160] The LPC gave craftsmanship awards to the restoration architects, Ehrenkrantz & Eckstut Architects and Remco, in 1994. [37] The writer also suggested that children could play within the courtyard, but this was a minority view, since other observers believed such a usage attracted unsolicited attention. Shes a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Journalism and is based in New York City. This choice may have led to many unintended consequences, though. The apartments were divided into quadrants, each of which had a stair and an elevator for tenants, as well as another stair and another elevator for servants. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. 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