Essex-House

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This scene is a view from Central Park in Manhattan looking south-west toward the buildings lined up on Central Park South. Essex House has been one of Manhattan’s premier landmark hotels for over 75 years. Central Park is a treasured oasis for New Yorkers, providing incredible visual relief and contrast to the sea of buildings.

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Central Park South contains three famous upscale hotels, the Ritz-Carlton (Central Park), which is the flagship of the Ritz-Carlton chain, the Park Lane, and Jumeirah Essex House. CPS is one of the most cosmopolitan streets in the world, and is located steps away from Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue shopping, Time Warner Center, and Carnegie Hall. Some of the most expensive apartments in the United States are found here.

Built in 1931 as the Park Tower Hotel, it is situated across the street from the southern border of Central Park and is convenient to both the stylish shops on Fifth Avenue and the nightlife of both Broadway and the Upper West Side. The 43-story hotel has 509 Art Deco style rooms and an in-house spa, and it is immediately recognizable by its original red neon rooftop sign.

019-013 keywords – Essex House, Jumeirah Essex House, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Midtown, Central Park, architecture, urban light, urban scene, city scape, urban atmosphere, skyline, sea of buildings, cool contrast, watercolor, painting, fine art.