“Tantalizing… intimate… engrossing… intriguing,” says Bloomberg
Lisa Kassenaar reviews “a deeply researched book that deserves a prominent place among the social histories of 20th-century Manhattan.” — “Real Estate Porn, Complete With Greed, Lust, Names,” Bloomberg News, November 8, 2005
“Follow the Money!” — Historywire.com
“Anyone who read and enjoyed Daniel Okrent’s Great Fortune, about the building of Rockefeller Center, or Ron Chernow’s Titan a biography of John D. Rockefeller, will love 740 Park,” says HistoryWire.com.
“An epic tale,” says the Hartford Courant. “Fascinating.”
“The story of New York’s most exclusive residential building is anything but simple. It took a reporter and storyteller like Michael Gross to lay out the epic tale – truly, the story of American capitalism and 20th-century New York society – that is 740 Park Ave. The result is a fascinating glimpse inside the walls […]
A “great read,” raves People
“A gossipy history of Manhattan’s most luxurious co-op, with revealing tales about tenants including Jackie Onassis and John D.Rockefeller, Jr.” — People, November 14, 2005
A “Window on Aristocracy,” says the New York Sun
New York’s luxury apartment industry seems to have gotten its own Bosell in Michael Gross, best-selling author and chronicler of society.
740 Park Causes Controversy
Ben Widdicombe’s Gatecrasher column in the Daily News says 740 Park is causing controversy at amazon.com.
“The secrets of the moneyed classes.” — New York Times
Today, The New York Times’ Boldface crew looks back at last week’s 740 Park launch party at Lotus (see second item), and catches a whiff of something… pungent.