101 is a residential building located at 101 Central Park West between 70th and 71st street in New York City

New York City

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. The apartment building was constructed in 1929 in the Neo-Renaissance

Neo-Renaissance

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 style by architects Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross. It is situated next to The Majestic, an apartment complex located between 71st and 72nd Street and to Congregation Shearith Israel

Congregation Shearith Israel

Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654....

 which is located on 70th Street. The building is divided into three blocks which all consist of two elevator banks. Past and present residents of the building include notable personalities such as Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

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, Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis

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 and Rabbi Norman Lamm, the chancellor of Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University

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