What Is the Real Story of New York’s Most Famous Building, The Dakota

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The Dakota stands at Seventy Second Street and Central Park West as a nine story luxury apartment building completed in 1884.
Construction began in October 1880 after Edward Clark acquired a low cost corner parcel on Eighth Avenue.
Edward Clark, a Singer Sewing Machine Company executive, died on April 14, 1882, before construction was completed.
The building was designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in the German Renaissance Revival style.
The Dakota officially opened for residents in October 1884 with sixty five apartments of varying sizes.
Early occupancy reached roughly forty percent in the first year and exceeded sixty percent by 1886.
By 1890, the Dakota was nearing full occupancy and had proven the Upper West Side viable for luxury living.
The building received New York City landmark designation in 1969, restricting exterior alterations.
The Dakota converted to cooperative ownership in 1961, transferring control to resident shareholders.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono purchased Apartment 72 for approximately $150,000 and moved in during 1973.
John Lennon was shot outside the Dakota entrance on December 8, 1980, and pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m.
By the 2010s and 2020s, Dakota apartments sold for tens of millions while the building retained strict board approval standards.
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