Park Cinq
785 Fifth Avenue, usually called the Park Cinq, (Park-V), is a luxury, cooperative apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is located at 785 Fifth Avenue, at the southeast corner with 60th Street, across from Central Park and Grand Army Plaza.
| Park Cinq | |
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| Alternative names | Park V |
| General information | |
| Address | 785 Fifth Avenue 2 East 60th Street |
| Town or city | Lenox Hill, Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′52.5″N 73°58′20.61″W |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Owner | Fifth Avenue And 60th Street Corporation |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Roof | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Floor area | 174,780 sq ft (16,238 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Emery Roth & Sons |
| Developer | Fisher Brothers |
| References | |
| [1] | |
History
The eighteen-story building was constructed by the Fisher Brothers developers in 1960.[2] The Park Cinq shares its Fifth Avenue block with the Sherry Netherland Hotel.[3] The building has eighteen stories and a penthouse.[4] The upper floors offer "sweeping Central Park views."[3]
The year the building opened, the New York Times described it as containing sixty-six "mansions," and described it as being "the world's most luxurious multiple dwelling."[4] Among the luxury details considered remarkable in that era were the presence of telephone outlets in every room and special windows designed to keep out noise. There were also marble bathrooms and parquet floors, but the entire building was in modern style unlike the traditional Renaissance and Georgian styles of older buildings in the neighborhood. The building's dedication was attended by Prince and Princess Serge Belosselsky-Belozersky.[4]
Notable residents have included David Geffen,[3] Denise Rich,[5] and Robert A. Daly.[3] Shipping tycoon Daniel K. Ludwig lived in the penthouse when the building first opened.[4]
References
- "Parc V Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- 'Good' Address Is Vital To Many New Yorkers; Out-of-Towners' View Helpful for Loans, MARYLIN BENDER, New York Times September 11, 1962
- "Geffen Buys Fifth Avenue Co-op for $14 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- CO-OP 'MANSIONS' TO BE OPEN SOON; 5th Ave. Building Will Have Tenants This Month, SANKA KNOX, August 15, 1963, New York Times.
- Denise Rich's Daughter Buys Downstairs From Mom at 785 Fifth for $3.9 M, Max Abelson, August 21, 2007, New York Observer, Archived June 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine