Much progress has been made at 214 West 72nd Street, an upcoming 21 story building which will be called Parker West, named after Dorothy Parker, a poet, writer, critic, and satirist who lived from 1893 to 1967.
Parker lived in the pre-existing building as a child, a low-rise grey stone which was demolished in 2019 so that construction on the new development could begin.
via Google Street View
DorothyParker.com – the official Dorothy Parker website, recently stated that “While it is sad the gray stone building from the 19th century is lost, it is good news to see the Parker name so prominently displayed. We look forward to the tower opening sometime in the next six months.”
The building will house 20 apartments and a retail space on the ground floor. Zen Nail & Spa was the last retail occupant at the site (when it was a low-rise building).
I was shocked to see this when I walked by it a couple of weeks ago. This is a disgrace. The owners of the former building (where Dorothy Parker once lived) presented a hardship case at a CB7 meeting of the Historic Preservation Committee several years ago citing the construction of the adjacent building (The Corner – 200 West) caused “irreparable damage” to their property and requested to tear it down to build this ugliness. This is only going to set off a domino effect down the block. Such a travesty.
What fresh hell is this? I’m so disappointed and the name on the facade doesn’t mean a thing without the actual building where she lived. I can’t stand the “on this site” bs. There’s no historical value is this.