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- ↑ Schwartz & Gross buildings [usurped] on Emporis.com
- 1 2 3 Dolkart, Andrew S. (1998). Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-231-07850-4. OCLC 37843816.
- 1 2 3 4 Steinhauer, Jennifer. "F.Y.I." (column), The New York Times , November 21, 1993
- ↑ Central Park West Historic District, (Java), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project, New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- 1 2 Jacobs, Lisa. "Majestic Towers’ Dirty Little Secret", 215 West 75 Street building newsletter, Winter 2002
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