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The Astor
is a building at 235 West 75th Street, on
Broadway
between 75th and 76th Streets, on the
Upper West Side
of
Manhattan
in New York City.
William Waldorf Astor
hired architects
Clinton and Russell
to design the two southern towers of The Astor in 1901. In 1914, William Waldorf Astor hired
Peabody, Wilson & Brown
to design a third tower for The Astor. The third tower, completed within a year, is structurally and aesthetically similar to both original towers. All three wings are connected at the base and have gray brick facades above a
limestone
base. The buildings are also distinguished by limestone
quoins
.
The “newer tower” is four stories taller as it accommodates larger penthouse-style apartments for the wealthy residents who were becoming increasingly attracted to the Upper West Side. This attraction was based on its proximity to
Central Park
, the
first subway line
, and Broadway, the primary corridor connecting uptown to the
Financial District
.
In 1977, Herbert Mandel took over the property for rental apartments and in 2014
HFZ Capital
, which is headed by Ziel Feldman, brought the property for conversion to condominium apartments.
In 2021, HFZ lost control of the property,
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and CIM Group stepped in to complete construction and sell the remaining condo inventory.
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