House of outrageous fortune : Fifteen Central Park West, the world's most powerful address /

"Gross turns his gimlet eye on the new-money wonderland that's sprung up on the southwest rim of Central Park. Mixing an absorbing business epic with ... social comedy, Gross creates a dishy exposé of today's wealthiest and most famous. This colorful story recounts the record-setting...

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Main Author:	Gross, Michael, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Atria Books, 2014.
Edition:	First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Real estate development > New York (State) > New York. Real estate developers > New York (State) > New York. Apartment houses > New York (State) > New York. Apartment houses. Real estate developers. Real estate development. New York (State) > New York.

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Summary:	"Gross turns his gimlet eye on the new-money wonderland that's sprung up on the southwest rim of Central Park. Mixing an absorbing business epic with ... social comedy, Gross creates a dishy exposé of today's wealthiest and most famous. This colorful story recounts the record-setting building's inspired genesis, costly construction, and the flashy international lifestyle it has brought to a once benighted and socially déclassé Manhattan neighborhood"--Dust jacket flap.
Physical Description:	xix, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-375) and index.
ISBN:	9781451666199 (alk. paper) : 1451666195 (alk. paper)