tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post5210193662192404876..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: The 740 Park Avenue Sell OffYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-46174250447091357032012-04-03T16:01:11.066-07:002012-04-03T16:01:11.066-07:00this is the best building on park ave,along 720 73...this is the best building on park ave,along 720 730 770 & 778 .but th eview doesnt compare to the one from the fifth avenue apartment houses.The grand buildings on fifth 820 834 960 998 % 1040 are better than this one .Maybe theyre like 10% less grand in terms of square footage,but the view doesnt compare.Park ave is a gorgeous avenue,but there are quite a few avenues in Manhattan that look terrific.This building is ,anyway one of the grandest 5 buidlings on the UES.I think the ceiling are higher than 10 ft ,i read they 're something like 12-13 feet,depends if the rooms are for entertainment or private.Lusiennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80861787987547398342011-08-30T19:09:35.590-07:002011-08-30T19:09:35.590-07:00740 has the widest hallways on Park and Fifth. How...740 has the widest hallways on Park and Fifth. However apartments on Park overlook other buildings. The apartments with the best views are on Fifth Avenue. The "best" buildings are 820, 834 and 960. Other elegant buildings are 927, 998 and 1040. 1 Suton Place South is considered one of the most elegant buildings in NYC. If you like river views check out 1 Beekman Place, 10 Gracie Square and River House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-56568610477142321252011-06-08T17:18:10.718-07:002011-06-08T17:18:10.718-07:00I'm Russian and I lived in a 14,000 sqft appar...I'm Russian and I lived in a 14,000 sqft appartment in trump tower for 10 years. So there, to you, who are putting down people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84783076551552807582010-01-02T19:39:51.186-08:002010-01-02T19:39:51.186-08:00This place is stunning, especially the grand stair...This place is stunning, especially the grand staircase. But the color schemes and hideously busy library and living room detracts from the underlying magnificence. <br /><br />Mostly I dislike the floor plan. Unless there are archway openings misleadingly listed as doorways, I find the layout rudely challenging.<br /><br />But then I am thinking with a common man's rationale. Snapping my finger to have a maid bring me a beer in the library is not such a problem, I guess. Provided she can hear it all the way in the kitchen. Wouldn't want to yell, ol Chap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7467245761117075472008-10-25T21:53:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:53:00.000-07:00The living room on this apt doesn't look over park...The living room on this apt doesn't look over park ave, but over East 71st. This is the C-line, the least desirable in the building because of lack of views/light. A-line over looks Park Ave only, B-line apts are at the corner of the building (Park and E. 71st). C-line is middle block on E. 71st and D-line are on E. 71st with views West to Central Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6687580656506994092008-09-03T22:26:00.000-07:002008-09-03T22:26:00.000-07:00Ceilings are just shy of 13 feet in this building,...Ceilings are just shy of 13 feet in this building, greater than the 10' you mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-52893136972897054192008-07-27T14:10:00.000-07:002008-07-27T14:10:00.000-07:00i have looked at the floor plan and compass and do...i have looked at the floor plan and compass and don't see how the living room looks over park avenue. the way i read it the veiws are west to central park, but you won't see much from the 4/5 floors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-579478109334584302008-07-25T13:45:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:45:00.000-07:00........that would be to The Elms in Newport in my...........that would be to The Elms in Newport in my personal fantasy.StPaulSnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590800489107567022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-21225842856525653212008-07-25T09:12:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:12:00.000-07:00Todd, boiler heat (no forced air ductwork for HVAC...Todd, boiler heat (no forced air ductwork for HVAC) is often an issue. Like you, I appreciate the logistics of retrofitting AC, as prohibitive as it might be in mid-America. But, not so much of an obstacle in the demographic which reside, with their discretionary income, in white-glove buildings.<BR/><BR/>Living without AC in buildings like these? That's odd, I agree.<BR/><BR/>Establishing post-construction ductwork to facilitate air conditioning, esp. in historically significant structures, requires not only a HVAC contractor, but also an architect and possibly approval boards to ensure the space's integrity is not compromised. With the spending power these folks enjoy, would seem like a non-issue, wouldn't it?<BR/><BR/>Then again, many of these apartment owners head to other homes in lovely locals to escape the city heat.<BR/><BR/>I should have such problems. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85719954602811237252008-07-25T08:17:00.000-07:002008-07-25T08:17:00.000-07:00Can somebody please explain to me why some of thes...Can somebody please explain to me why some of these apartments selling for tens of millions do not have central air? I understand most of these buildings are old, but I don't get why they haven't figured out a way to install air conditioning that doesn't include a big metal box hanging out of the window. It is possible, so why isn't it done in New York?Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347605975527053828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-72702771382520451542008-07-25T08:00:00.000-07:002008-07-25T08:00:00.000-07:00I to have visited this building on several occassi...I to have visited this building on several occassions and they are staggering in size. Sweeping staircases. Lengthy hallways and massive living rooms most with two fireplaces (cause they can) and 3-4 bedrooms just for the help! Yet there is a quiet ambience when you walk in the lobby, a hush if you will once the door closes off the street and it is at that point you feel your shoulders go stiff and your legs go rigid. Truly no comfort in these Apartments, palatial yes but realize this is not a home of comfort but of status and ALWAYS being under the watchful eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28070551672764401862008-07-25T07:53:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:53:00.000-07:00Little Buddy (LGB), love your post today. Really d...Little Buddy (LGB), love your post today. Really do. :)<BR/><BR/>Can't add much to what's already been said. Looking beyond the tired design elements, great place. Wow.<BR/><BR/>One thought on current listings in white glove buildings. Brooke Astor's penthouse is temporarily off the market for minor improvements. Might some prospective summer shoppers with a +/- $40-mil budget be holding tight for her unit's fall debut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-36079237641262710852008-07-24T16:46:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:46:00.000-07:00Aunt Mary......you are not old, but you have a mel...Aunt Mary......you are not old, but you have a mellow, piscene patina about you. I don't think she meant to imply that you hadn't been touched but that you hadn't been touched by anyone else since 1977. ps,,,,,,,,I bet Mischa Baryshnikov could wheedle his way into the Park Avenue duplex..........isn't he Russian enough?StPaulSnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590800489107567022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77786668837289560082008-07-24T15:37:00.000-07:002008-07-24T15:37:00.000-07:00Wouldn't worry about a Russian buying the place. W...Wouldn't worry about a Russian buying the place. Would never happen. Most top building like that have a code to "keep it christian". Thats no longer the case in most of them but it was not too long ago that jewish people were allowed to buy in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-23684048180372089142008-07-24T15:22:00.000-07:002008-07-24T15:22:00.000-07:00Anon @1:49, you think it's just today's heiresses ...Anon @1:49, you think it's just today's heiresses that would have at least one divorce? Read Michael Gross' book "740 Park" - it seemed as if just about every single occupant of this building, from the very beginning, had at least one divorce. The number of multiple marriages and affairs was astounding. Rich people today are no different than they were 60 years ago. If they could afford to get divorced, they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-28671958533834346502008-07-24T14:57:00.000-07:002008-07-24T14:57:00.000-07:00so_chic, were you speaking of me?so_chic, were you speaking of me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77340501256043325132008-07-24T13:49:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:49:00.000-07:00I always love little gay boys comments! Birth, mar...I always love little gay boys comments! Birth, marriage, death; that IS SOO old school. Any southern girl would have a cotillion in there. Many of todays heiress' would have at least one divorce. (AT LEAST!) Some WEALTHY mature lady will love this place from the green striped PAPER(conveniently matched on the headboard fabric, and with trim in the tired master bath.), the flame red bespoke carpet on the stairs (reminds her of her favorite hotel), the red paper with trim and GREEN draperies in the living room, to the lollipop bedroom with matching scottish hop-scoth painted floor. But any LADEE as your mama would say, is gonna need her some central heating and cooling! The furs! the renoir's! the tapestries! $38,000,000+++ years of renovation, MILLIONS in renovations! And a board that is sure to let you know you are not good enough, not quite what they were looking for.....but you did commit to spend 10 million on renos, only do the work from 10-2 on saturdays and half day sunday june 1 thru august 1st, and not live there until the work was done......WELCOME HOME IVANA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-46659694438630516702008-07-24T13:34:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:34:00.000-07:00It looks like it hasn't been touched since 1977 an...It looks like it hasn't been touched since 1977 and it looks very old lady too.so_chic_darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295857652423777633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-68283681173657669232008-07-24T13:10:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:10:00.000-07:00Hedge fund managers? yes.Industrialists?, you bet....Hedge fund managers? yes.<BR/><BR/>Industrialists?, you bet.<BR/><BR/>Heireses? Of course.<BR/><BR/>Russians? No fucking way. Not in this building. <BR/><BR/>I'm not defending it, I'm just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-39211044399872617032008-07-24T12:59:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:59:00.000-07:00I love the floor plan, though those are some small...I love the floor plan, though those are some <I>small</I> maids' rooms. Luckily, there appears to be extra space on both floors, if you wanted to give the staff a little more room.<BR/><BR/>I realize space is at a premium in NYC, but I guess I'm just used to seeing larger servants' quarters in Los Angeles. And perhaps I'm not supposed to care about the maids' digs, but a happy staff makes for a happy household.<BR/><BR/>As for the decor, it's rather appalling. The master suite is like living in a candy cane.<BR/><BR/>I also doubt that any Russian and very few hedge fund managers will be graced by the co-op board of this building.Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219610307384386752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65027280084599023742008-07-24T12:58:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:58:00.000-07:00IMO...OMG the day-core (as mama calls it)is a hot ...IMO...<BR/>OMG the day-core (as mama calls it)is a hot mess. After looking at the floor plans I am convinced the place could be turned into a complete stunner.<BR/>It would be nice to see what the new owners will do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27788596151576613982008-07-24T12:46:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:46:00.000-07:00I would rather have Candy Spellings new place then...I would rather have Candy Spellings new place then any condo in 740 Park Ave. <BR/><BR/>Let the Russians or Hedge fund managers have it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-40891866292610229432008-07-24T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:32:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695653603769427299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-74933804812706909442008-07-24T12:16:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:16:00.000-07:00I would highly doubt any Russian would get past th...I would highly doubt any Russian would get past the board, especially when there are so many question marks surrounding how they created their wealth - An entire town banned them so I think an apartment building certainly can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-16609393210688793102008-07-24T12:07:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:07:00.000-07:00Stpaulsnowman, as with all places like this, it's ...Stpaulsnowman, as with all places like this, it's not a matter of having the option of this place vs. a country house - anyone who buys this will have BOTH.<BR/><BR/>Oy, I highly doubt that any Russian will pass the board. <BR/><BR/>The building itself and the apartments are incredible - I've been in two of them, both bigger than this one. I can't even imagine what they'd go for today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com