Park Cinq, Apartment building at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street, Manhattan, US.
Park Cinq is a residential building on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 60th Street in Manhattan, rising 18 floors with a penthouse level at the top. The units feature marble bathrooms and parquet floors, and five elevators serve the building.
The building was developed in 1963 by the Fisher Brothers and designed by the firm Emery Roth and Sons. It was part of a broader shift in Manhattan where wealthy residents moved from private houses into purpose-built luxury apartment towers.
The name Park Cinq mixes English and French, referencing both its park-facing location and the number five in French, a nod to Fifth Avenue. This kind of wordplay was common among luxury buildings of that era, designed to signal refinement to prospective tenants.
The building is a private residence and not open to the public. It sits at the edge of Central Park, so the surrounding area is easy to explore on foot along Fifth Avenue or through the park itself.
Shortly after the building opened, shipping magnate Daniel K. Ludwig moved into the penthouse. At the time, he was considered one of the wealthiest people in the world, which says something about how this address was perceived from day one.
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