Gimme Shelter: Porte-cochères Revived As Sexy NYC Condo Status

August 1, 2016
Gimme Shelter: Porte-cochères Revived
As Sexy NYC Condo Status Symbols
Grand architectural marvels (The Dakota, The Apthorp and The Belford)
and hotels aside, porte-cochères virtually vanished with the horse and
carriage in New York City. French for covered entrance ordriveway, these
under-appreciated, sentry-staffed shelters (which cars nearly drove to
residential extinction) are accelerating back into Manhattan high life—
ironically inspired by car-owning condo purchasers who covet convenient
parking. Still status symbols, the porte-cochère spirit is revived in these
modern buildings.
200 East 62nd Street
Reimagined by Greenwich Village firm Messana O’Rorke, this Upper East
Side luxury conversion by developer O’Connor Capital Partners transforms
the old entryway into a freshly landscaped porte-cochère attended by a 24hour doorman and concierge.
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