The Astor Court building is an apartment house in New York City. It is located on the Upper West Side

Upper West Side

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 on Broadway

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 between 89th Street

89th Street (Manhattan)

89th Street runs from Riverside Drive, overlooking the Hudson River, to the East River, through the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street is interrupted by Central Park...

 and 90th Street. It was designed by architect Charles A. Platt

Charles A. Platt

Charles Adams Platt was a prominent artist, landscape gardener, landscape designer, and architect of the "American Renaissance" movement. His garden designs complemented his domestic architecture.-Early career:...

 for developer Vincent Astor

Vincent Astor

William Vincent Astor was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family.-Early life:...

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The thirteen-story building is constructed around a landscaped courtyard. Architectural historian Christopher Grey

Christopher Grey

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 believes that the landscape architect may have been Ellen Biddle Shipman

Ellen Biddle Shipman

Ellen Biddle Shipman was an American landscape architect known for her formal gardens and lush planting style.Born in Philadelphia, she spent her childhood in Texas and the Arizona territory. Her father, Colonel James Biddle, was a career Army officer, stationed on the western frontier...

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The building became a co-op in 1985.




Famous Residents:

Joy Behar

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(The View)