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Of all Manhattan's fabled East Side dwellings of the super-rich, 740 Park Avenue has perhaps the best pedigree. Designed by Rosario Candela and developed by James T. Lee, Jackie O's maternal grandfather, as a cooperative haven for the elite, it had the misfortune to open just as the stock market crashed in 1930 and was forced to operate partly as a rental for some decades. The last sale was to Lee himself, for son-in-law "Black Jack" Bouvier, his wife and daughters Jackie and Lee. John D. Rockefeller Jr. signed a rental lease in 1936 for a massive apartment (more than 20,000 square feet), and Marshall Field III took another. Gross (Model) has solidly researched the denizens of the building, who they were, what they did, and who and how many times they married. This information, while exhaustive, is also exhausting. Things perk up as we approach the modern era, and the old rich give way to a newer cast of sometimes dubious billionaires. Ron Perelman, Henry Kravis, Steve Ross and Steve Schwartzman are cited among the newer tenants. A bit of a bore for average readers, this will be a useful tome for those interested in New York's social history.
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"A riveting book....It’s a big box of chocolates." -- nysocialdiary.com, October 4, 2005
"Epic...truly, the story of American capitalism...a fascinating glimpse inside...the most fabulous living spaces known to man. -- Hartford Courant, Nov 4, 2005
"Great read...a gossipy history with revealing tales." -- People, November 14,2005
"Jaw-dropping apartment porn." -- Fortune, October 31, 2005
"Life after folly-filled life flashes forward like Park Avenue canopies viewed from a speeding town car." -- New York Times, October 9, 2005
"Lifting brows among the swells." -- Liz Smith, New York Post, August 18, 2005
"Shocking and sometimes tragic." -- Star, October 31, 2005
"The book offers a narrative look at the 20th-century American aristocracy through one legendary residence." -- New York Observer, October 7, 2005
“In 740 Park, Michael Gross penetrates the bewitching and private worlds of the privileged and very rich denizens of 740 Park Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side. Gross, a born storyteller, delights in his tales of upstairs and downstairs over the decades in the grand building. This is social history at its best.” —Dominick Dunne
“740 Park is a concrete capsule of American capitalism as seen through the fates, fortunes, and foibles of its inhabitants. This biography of New York’s most magisterial building is an immensely entertaining, dishy, and ultimately serious book.”
—Jane Stanton Hitchcock
“The Lolita of shelter porn . . . 740 Park delves into the rarified world of one of the city’s most exclusive co-ops, where billionaires like Ronald Lauder, Steve Schwarzman, and David Koch rest their heads.” —Michael Calderone, New York Observer
“740 Park is a historical building that is worthy of the comprehensive and fascinating coverage that Michael Gross has devoted to it. This book is as entertaining as it is informative—it’s a terrific story.” —Donald Trump
"Jaw-dropping apartment porn."
–Fortune
"Gobs of real-estate porn."
—The New York Times Book Review
"[A] great read... gossipy... revealing,"
—People
"As rich as his subjects."
—Forbes FYI
"Life after folly-filled life flashes forward like Park Avenue canopies viewed from a speeding town car."
—New York Times
"Finally! A look inside the golden tabernacle of high society."
—Kitty Kelley
The curb appeal is clear. The reader is designated ogler; the writer's job is to celebrate wealth and savor schadenfreude. -- New York Times, October 17, 2005
"Epic...truly, the story of American capitalism...a fascinating glimpse inside...the most fabulous living spaces known to man. -- Hartford Courant, Nov 4, 2005
"Great read...a gossipy history with revealing tales." -- People, November 14,2005
"Jaw-dropping apartment porn." -- Fortune, October 31, 2005
"Life after folly-filled life flashes forward like Park Avenue canopies viewed from a speeding town car." -- New York Times, October 9, 2005
"Lifting brows among the swells." -- Liz Smith, New York Post, August 18, 2005
"Shocking and sometimes tragic." -- Star, October 31, 2005
"The book offers a narrative look at the 20th-century American aristocracy through one legendary residence." -- New York Observer, October 7, 2005
“In 740 Park, Michael Gross penetrates the bewitching and private worlds of the privileged and very rich denizens of 740 Park Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side. Gross, a born storyteller, delights in his tales of upstairs and downstairs over the decades in the grand building. This is social history at its best.” —Dominick Dunne
“740 Park is a concrete capsule of American capitalism as seen through the fates, fortunes, and foibles of its inhabitants. This biography of New York’s most magisterial building is an immensely entertaining, dishy, and ultimately serious book.”
—Jane Stanton Hitchcock
“The Lolita of shelter porn . . . 740 Park delves into the rarified world of one of the city’s most exclusive co-ops, where billionaires like Ronald Lauder, Steve Schwarzman, and David Koch rest their heads.” —Michael Calderone, New York Observer
“740 Park is a historical building that is worthy of the comprehensive and fascinating coverage that Michael Gross has devoted to it. This book is as entertaining as it is informative—it’s a terrific story.” —Donald Trump
"Jaw-dropping apartment porn."
–Fortune
"Gobs of real-estate porn."
—The New York Times Book Review
"[A] great read... gossipy... revealing,"
—People
"As rich as his subjects."
—Forbes FYI
"Life after folly-filled life flashes forward like Park Avenue canopies viewed from a speeding town car."
—New York Times
"Finally! A look inside the golden tabernacle of high society."
—Kitty Kelley
The curb appeal is clear. The reader is designated ogler; the writer's job is to celebrate wealth and savor schadenfreude. -- New York Times, October 17, 2005
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