Andrew Alpern has lived in this one-bedroom co-op in the Penn South middle-income complex in Chelsea 1962, and had no intention of ever...
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Nothing could be simpler than the purpose of a building's door — to let people in. But Andrew Alpern complicates things immediately in the...
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Many of these grand old buildings-most notably, the Beresford, the San Remo, the Dakota, the Alwyn Court Apartments, the Ansonia, the Century, and the Majestic...
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Andrew Alpern's four-decade-long pursuit of writer and artist Edward Gorey's books and ephemera began during his frequent trips to the Gotham Book Mart.
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The red brick, the bay windows, the ornamental detailing along the facade—these architectural hints tell me that the building may have been...
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Author Andrew Alpern looks at entrances to New York City's luxury and historic residential buildings in his new book, “Posh Portals.
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In 2010, Columbia University received a donation of an extensive collection of Edward Gorey items from Andrew Alpern, an architectural...
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An Upper East Side penthouse at 103 E. 8th Street is only asking $199000, but the studio apartment, likely a former maid's room, is tiny,...
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The sad, sad tale of the demolition of one of the most astounding early skyscrapers that the city ever boasted: the John Wolfe Building.
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Author Andrew Alpern takes us on a virtual tour of the extraordinary entrances to some of New York City's finest architectural treasures.
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