970 Park Avenue is a luxury residential

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. 970 was designed by the New York architectural firm of

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. It is located on

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and East 83rd Street. The 12-story building was erected in 1912. In 1940, the bank that owned the building reconfigured the building, altering the original spacious apartments into smaller units. In 1987, it was converted to a cooperative by Martin J. Raynes; Raynes added two triplex penthouses with "greenhouse" studies, circular staircases and large terraces. The building stands at tall.

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