10 Gracie Square

10 Gracie Square is a cooperative apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Constructed between 1930 and 1931 in the Art Deco style, ^[1] it is located on 84th Street 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. (October 17, 1996). "Same Space, But Hardly Same View". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. Taylor, Candace (December 26, 2018). "Art-Collecting Real-Estate Heiress Lists Manhattan Pad for $12 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
3. Cary, Bill (December 28, 2020). "A Duplex in an Upper East Side Building Tied to Notable Names". Mansion Global. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
4. Angel, Karen (April 9, 2015). "The East Enders". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
5. Smith, Stephen Jacob (May 2, 2013). "$23 M. to Live Next to Gloria Vanderbilt's Old Penthouse". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
6. Malle, Chloe (February 23, 2010). "Clarke Buys Lois Lane's Place: Stanton Apartment in 10 Gracie Square Trades". Observer. Retrieved April 1, 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 April 1, 2021.
8. Griffith, Carson (October 2, 2017). "The Obamas Are Eyeing a Manhattan Apartment in Gloria Vanderbilt's Former Building". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
9. Rosen, Daniel Edward (February 12, 2018). "The Obamas Aren't Buying That Apartment on the Upper East Side". Intelligencer. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

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