740 Park Avenue

740 Park Avenue is a luxury cooperative apartment building on the west side of Park Avenue between East 71st and 72nd Streets in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. It was described in Business Insider in 2011 as "a legendary address" that was "at one time considered (and still thought to be by some) the most luxurious and powerful residential building in New York City". The "pre-war" building's side entrance address is 71 East 71st Street.

740 Park Avenue
740 Park in 2013
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCooperative apartment building
Architectural styleArt Deco
Location740 Park Avenue
Coordinates40°46′15″N 73°57′53″W
Construction started1929
Opening1930
Height78.03 m (256.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count19
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rosario Candela and Arthur Loomis Harmon

The 19-story building was designed in an Art Deco architectural style and consists of 31 units, including duplexes and triplexes. The architectural height of the building is 256.0 feet (78.0 m).

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