The Greystone

For the hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, see Greystone Miami Beach. For other uses, see Greystone Hotel (disambiguation).

The Greystone in 2022

The Greystone, also known as the Greystone Hotel, is a fourteen-story building at 212-218 West 91st Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Samuel and Henry A. Blumenthal bought the property from the Astor estate in 1922 with marketing beginning two years later. ^[1] It was designed by the architectural firm of Schwartz & Gross. ^[2]

The building is currently in residential use and the former ballroom has since been a series of restaurants including Polistina's and Big Daddy's. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Among its notable residents was

• Alberto Arroyo. ^[7]
• The sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. ^[8]

References

1. "Greystone Hotel". www.waltergrutchfield.net. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
2. Salwen, Peter (1989). Upper West Side Story: A History and Guide. Abbeville Press. p. 341. ISBN   978-0-89659-894-2 . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
3. Story, Richard David (September 24, 1990). "That's Italian". New York Magazine . p. 30. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
4. "Acuity Capital | 212 West 91st Street | Natixis". The Real Deal New York. August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
5. "West Side Rag » Update: UWS Big Daddy's Restaurant Plans to Close, Then Reopen as a Fine-Dining Restaurant; Here's the 'Official Statement'". www.westsiderag.com. February 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
6. Shutler, Natalie (February 20, 2015). "Home Shrunken Home". The New York Times . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
7. Gross, Jane (November 4, 1985). "RUNNER, 69, LIVES LIFE IN THE PARK". The New York Times . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
8. Ami Magazine . No. 245. p. 101.

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