“…[Astor] was building not to sell, but for the ages. That’s what made his buildings so remarkable…it is not surprising that the full (or even half-) block, courtyard apartment model vanished within just a few years, and was rarely built again. This leaves the Apthorp at a high water mark in apartment house design, where it shall, surely, remain for many, many years to come.”

“of William Waldorf Astor… (His) imagination lived in a landscape of palaces, castles, great estates, domains of Tudors and the Medici…(his) passion for splendor and for building…left his mark on New York’s architectural and social style.”

- An excerpt from “When the Astors Owned New York”

“…there was something ‘emotional’ for him about the Apthorp, he said. As in fashion, beauty in architecture is ‘an instinct, it’s a feeling,’ Mr. Elbaz said. ‘It’s not a formula. I just went there and there was something about the apartment, the ceilings, the moldings. The whole thing, it was almost majestic.’”

- An excerpt from “The New York Times”

“It was a very special evening, and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate Peter Woytuk’s work at one of the finest addresses in New York City.”

- An excerpt from Broker’s Weekly