620 Park Avenue

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620 Park Avenue
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620 Park Avenue
General information
Type Housing cooperative
Location620 Park Avenue, Lenox Hill, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Completed1924
Technical details
Floor count14
Design and construction
Architect(s) J.E.R. Carpenter

620 Park Avenue is a luxury apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Park Avenue between East 65th and 66th Streets.

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History

620 Park Avenue was designed by J.E.R. Carpenter, who also designed 625 Park Avenue across the avenue; and constructed by Starrett Brothers construction in 1924. It features a limestone facade on the two lowest floors and a brick exterior for the upper 13 floors. It is a 15-story building featuring just 15 units each composed of a full floor. In recent years, it has become known for its conservative and often exclusionary co-op board and is known to avoid famous or notorious residents.

Notable residents

In the 1999 American film Being John Malkovich , 620 Park Avenue is featured as the home of John Malkovich.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Kelly, Kate (December 20, 1999). "Austrian Music Mogul Waltzes Into 620 Park; Dr. Marks Departs". The New York Observer. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

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