55 Central Park West (Ghostbusters Building)

55 Central Park West 

Date: 1930

NB Number: 606-1929

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Schwartz & Gross

Developer/Owner/Builder: 55 Central Park West Corp.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District

National Register Designation: #82001189 (Central Park West between 61st and 97th Sts.)

Primary Style:  Art Deco

Primary Facade:   Brick, Cast Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 17 with a basement

Window Type: Multi-pane casements/Steel; Multi-pane sidelights and transoms/Steel

Structure: Steel frame construction (Fireproof)

History: Site formerly occupied by nine-story apartment building