Posh Portals: The Entrances to New York's Grandest Apartment Buildings

Andrew Alpern's unparalleled knowledge of the history and architectural design of New York City's most notable apartment buildings is on display once again in this beautiful book filled with insightful comments and wonderful photographs of simple to elaborate building entrances.

Teaches us about the beautiful architecture

Great book, but was expecting more interior lobby views

This is a beautiful book, but short on substance. Each building is given two pages, with a very brief paragraph describing the architects involved. Most have a picture of the building with a drawing as well. Some of the major buildings, such as The San Remo, didn't even have a real photograph, just a sketch. I assume the author wanted to emphasize what many would call "background buildings" rather than the major ones that have been documented many times before. While it's fun leafing through the pages, I found it a bit too expensive to keep in my library.

Picture quality was so so and the choice of typeface was beyond awful

It's a real treat looking through this book. There are many photos and also some drawings, all of which have lovely and clear colors. There are also brief write-ups about the various buildings.