The Beresford apartment building on Central Park West

The Beresford is a 22-story cooperative apartment building at 211 Central Park West on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Designed by architect Emery Roth, the building was constructed in 1929 to replace an 11-story structure of the same name built in 1889 and 1892. It sits on a square land lot between 81st and 82nd Streets, with a facade facing east toward Central Park and south toward the American Museum of Natural History.

The building features the first three stories clad in rusticated blocks of limestone, with the upper facade made of light brick and terracotta ornamentation. It is topped by octagonal towers on its northeast, southwest, and southeast corners, each containing a penthouse apartment. The facade includes numerous setbacks that double as terraces, and the building surrounds an internal courtyard to the west. The interior includes three terrazzo and marble lobbies with molded plaster ceilings, and many of the upper-story apartments are split across two levels.

Following its opening in September 1929, the building went into receivership shortly after due to the collapse of the Bank of United States, which held the mortgage. The property was acquired by an investment syndicate in 1940 and was later converted to a housing cooperative in 1962. Over the years, past residents have included directors, actors, journalists, and executives. Today, the Beresford remains a New York City designated landmark and a contributing property to the Central Park West Historic District.

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