Andrew Alpern is an architectural historian, architect, and attorney. An expert on historic apartment houses, he has authored nine books on the subject, including The Dakota: A History of the World’s Best-Known Apartment Building (Princeton Architectural Press, 2015) and Luxury Apartment Houses of Manhattan: An Illustrated History (Dover, 1993). Valuing the history of real estate development, he is the co-author with the late Seymour Durst of Holdouts!: The Buildings That Got in the Way (2011).
Participating Programs
New York’s First Skyscrapers: When, Where & Why?
All the Tall Buildings in Manhattan, 1874-1900
The Dakota: A History of the World’s Best-Known Apartment Building
