The âPosh Portalsâ of New York City
A new book looks at how grand entrances have helped define some of the cityâs most exclusive apartment houses.
Residents entered the Dakota, New Yorkâs first luxury apartment building, through a large courtyard that allowed carriages to turn around after dropping them off at one of four lobbies.Credit.Kenneth Grant
By Julie Lasky
Published Jan. 12, 2021Updated Jan. 14, 2021
Nothing could be simpler than the purpose of a buildingâs door â to let people in. But Andrew Alpern complicates things immediately in the introduction to his sumptuous new book, âPosh Portals: Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York Cityâ (Abbeville Press).