In 1881, The Dakota, the city's most luxurious apartment building to
date, was erected on Central Park West, and the neighborhood saw the
first glimmer of its illustrious future. The Dakota remains one of the
foremost residences in New York and Central Park West has been
transformed from the farmland of the 1800's.
Today's Upper West Side boasts miles of retail and restaurants to suit every
taste, along with such venerable landmarks as Lincoln Center, The American
Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, Grant's Tomb, and the magnificent Cathedral of
St. John the Divine.
Within this landscape of culture and affluence, Central Park West is an
address known to all as a mark of distinction.
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