I'm old enough to remember the declining elegance of the old Mayflower Hotel, which was razed to make way for this sparkly, stately, mildly over-the-top apartment building at the southern end of Central Park West. It is not terribly interesting, but the design team worked hard to nod their heads to the old-world old-monied buildings in the immediate neighborhood while upping the ante slightly when it comes to pizzazz. The roofline looks like a Roman village in Tuscany. It is or already has been home to actor Denzel Washington, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and chairman Brian France, musician Sting, director Norman Lear, real estate developers Aaron & William Zeckendorf, Citigroup chairman Sandy Weill and many high network financial executives. Picture yourself in one of these sumptuous apartments. Then picture me, picturing myself there.
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