In total, these two-story units were approximately 5,800 sq ft (540 m 2), rivaling the apartments in the best buildings of Fifth and Park Avenues (e.g., 834 Fifth Avenue), which typically range from 5,000 to 7,000 sq ft (460 to 650 m 2). The floors of the south tower are slightly larger, and these apartments as originally designed were all duplexed units. These are typically two-bedroom units, with all of the public rooms facing the park. In the north tower of the building there are two apartments per floor of approximately 2,500 sq ft (230 m 2). The innovative twin tower design inspired imitators over the years, including The Majestic, The Century, The El Dorado and-most recently-the Time Warner Center. The towers culminate in Renaissance-style Corinthian temples crowned by 22-foot-high copper lanterns. Towers Īt the 18th floor, the building splits into the San Remo's iconic 10-floor towers, inspired by the drum of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. The building has twin terrazzo and marble lobbies and terracotta embellishments.
These units were typically larger floor space, with larger rooms, than the units on the lower floors.
#THE SAN REMO SERIES#
Ībove the 14th floor, the building began a series of setbacks, which allowed for terraces for the various units from floors 14 through 17. These units are approximately 4,500 sq ft (420 m 2) in total. C-line apartments typically had four bedrooms arranged along the 74th Street (south) side of the building. The C-line apartments contain 620 sq ft (58 m 2) living rooms, 300 sq ft (28 m 2) libraries and 500 sq ft (46 m 2) dining rooms all facing the park. The largest units on these lower levels are the "C-line" units, which occupy the southeast corner of each floor. This allowed the San Remo's apartments to have very generous frontage along the park in addition to typically spacious interior layouts. The original layout of the Park-facing units was unusual most full-block buildings on the avenue divided the park frontage into four units, not three. There are numerous setbacks built into the far ends of each wing of the building, allowing for terraces for several of the units. As originally designed, the lower 14 floors were typically divided into seven apartments – two on each of the side street wings of the building and three laid out along the front of the building facing Central Park West. Ten and eleven foot ceilings were the norm.
The average apartment contained eight rooms spread over about 3,000 sq ft (280 m 2). There are still some doctor's offices on the first floor, but several of the professional/commercial spaces have recently been sold to tenants who reside in the building for use as office space.
The building has two addresses, 145 and 146 Central Park West, because the building was designed so that each half of the structure is served by separate lobbies, eliminating the need for long hallways across the main floor. The apartments were accessed from opulent twin lobbies which contained terrazzo floors, marble walls and custom light fixtures of bronze and frosted glass. When the San Remo was originally designed, it had a wide range of luxurious apartment configurations.