How The Upper West Side Revolutionized NYC Apartments | Walking Tour | Architectural Digest

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Published 2023-09-07
Today AD joins architect Nick Potts in New York City for a walking tour of the Upper West Side. At the turn of the century, apartment hotels such as The Dakota and The San Remo started populating the Upper West Side. Servants' quarters, elevators, and the realization of views were making apartment living more appealing to the upper middle classes and increasing the value of the top floors. Join Nick for an in-depth look at how the Upper West Side revolutionized apartment living and became the birthplace of the penthouse in Manhattan.

Director: Hiatt Woods
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Editor: Tristen Rogers
Host: Nick Potts
Producer: Skylar Economy; Vara Reese
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon Fuhr
Production Manager: Melissa Heber
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Audio Engineer: Brett Van Deusen
Production Assistant: Noah Bierbrier; Ryan Coppola
Post Production Supervisor: Andrew Montague
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Christina Mankellow
Assistant Editor: Courtney Karwal
Colorist: Oliver Eid

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All Comments (21)
  • @mattmayo3539
    Love these. Please do more major cities. It’s fascinating.
  • I absolutely love New York architecture! It's varied, storied and most of all gorgeous 😍
  • @TheZenguitarguy
    My friend grew up in the Dakota and we used to go there as kids and play and watch the Thanksgiving parade. It was an amazing building. It's nice to learn a little bit more about the history. Thank you
  • @rkm237
    Seems we got cut off a bit at the end going into the San Remo... hopefully this is a part one and will be followed up by what happened next!!
  • @Esbbbb
    Nick Potts always nails it!
  • Ummm okay! Native Manhattanite here,attended LaGuardia HS for Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, in the 90s. This is, you are, pure joy.
  • @RebDalmas
    lol, in the late seventies in high school, I snuck into the Asonia and looked out the rounded windows on the top. It was empty and dusty, that upper floor with the rounded windows.
  • @moonwalker091000
    The Ansonia is absolutely gorgeous!! So much class and elegance in all of these buildings. What a great piece of history. Thanks for the post :o)
  • @pollytiks3885
    I lived in NYC for a few years and loved the different styles of architecture. Thank you for explaining it! There is definitely a difference between today’s upper middle class and that of the early 1900’s.
  • @mrvk39
    What really surprised me about the Dakota is that they put "service" quarters with the best view of the Central Park - one of the two is facing CPW and has the best views. While all tenants have big, corner units, but they don't get the same unobstructed views. Obviously, when it was built, there was nothing tall around it, so they had open views, but I figure it was a much nicer view of the park vs. rooftops of buildings that you get facing West or South or North.
  • @uncledmsr
    Nick Pots is so eloquent & seems to care about what he is sharing - more Nick please
  • @Gig76
    As a New Yorker and Upper West Sider, I couldn't love more this documentary! Of course the buildings discussed are SO expensive...
  • @luis_zuniga
    The Upper West Side it’s so interesting architecturally, please do more videos about it.
  • @user-ir2ii7yb9p
    My favorite series!! Nick Potts nails it again . This was so informative and well-presented, thank you! Really loved it..
  • @TheChizznut
    Yay nick!!!! Thanks for your knowledge and the awesome cameraman & editors! Appreciate the historical photos
  • @fuzzylon
    This is so interesting ! I've been to New York several times, but didn't realise that there was all this to see on the Upper West Side.
  • @michelle.173
    This series is so interesting and informative!