10 Gracie Square Explained
10 Gracie Square (sometimes spelled out as Ten Gracie Square) is a 1930–31 pre-war "white glove" co-op building constructed in Art Deco style.[1] It's located on East 84th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side 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]
Notes and References
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- News: Taylor . Candace . Art-Collecting Real-Estate Heiress Lists Manhattan Pad for $12 Million . April 1, 2021 . Wall Street Journal . December 26, 2018.
- News: CARY . BILL . A Duplex in an Upper East Side Building Tied to Notable Names . April 1, 2021 . Mansion Global . December 28, 2020.
- News: Angel . Karen . The East Enders . April 1, 2021 . Observer . April 9, 2015.
- News: Smith . Stephen Jacob . $23 M. to Live Next to Gloria Vanderbilt's Old Penthouse . April 1, 2021 . Observer . May 2, 2013.
- News: Malle . Chloe . Clarke Buys Lois Lane's Place: Stanton Apartment in 10 Gracie Square Trades . April 1, 2021 . Observer . February 23, 2010.
- Book: Alpern . Andrew . Posh Portals: Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City . 2020 . Abbeville Press Publishers . 978-0-7892-1379-2 . April 1, 2021 . en.
- News: Griffith . Carson . The Obamas Are Eyeing a Manhattan Apartment in Gloria Vanderbilt's Former Building . April 1, 2021 . Architectural Digest . October 2, 2017 . en-us.
- News: Rosen . Daniel Edward . The Obamas Aren't Buying That Apartment on the Upper East Side . April 1, 2021 . Intelligencer . February 12, 2018 . en-us.
