10 Gracie Square

10 Gracie Square, sometimes styled 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
  1. Iovine, Julie V. (17 October 1996). "Same Space, But Hardly Same View". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. Taylor, Candace (26 December 2018). "Art-Collecting Real-Estate Heiress Lists Manhattan Pad for $12 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. CARY, BILL (28 December 2020). "A Duplex in an Upper East Side Building Tied to Notable Names". Mansion Global. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. Angel, Karen (9 April 2015). "The East Enders". Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. Smith, Stephen Jacob (2 May 2013). "$23 M. to Live Next to Gloria Vanderbilt's Old Penthouse". Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. Malle, Chloe (23 February 2010). "Clarke Buys Lois Lane's Place: Stanton Apartment in 10 Gracie Square Trades". Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. 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 1 April 2021.
  8. Griffith, Carson (2 October 2017). "The Obamas Are Eyeing a Manhattan Apartment in Gloria Vanderbilt's Former Building". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. Rosen, Daniel Edward (12 February 2018). "The Obamas Aren't Buying That Apartment on the Upper East Side". Intelligencer. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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