The Dakota on Manhattan's Upper West Side was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh for Edward Cabot Clark, head of the Singer Manufacturing Company. The infobox and text agree on construction from 1880 to 1884, with work beginning in October 1880 and finishing in October 1884.
The infobox says German Renaissance, though the article says sources disagree. It is buff brick, red on the west elevation, with a sandstone base and trim, terracotta detailing and a slate roof. It is 185 feet tall on a lot about 200 by 204 feet, with a courtyard 90 feet long.
Residents bought the building in 1961 and converted it to a cooperative. John Lennon was murdered outside on December 8, 1980. The facade was restored in the 1990s and again from 2015 to 2017 for 32 million dollars. It is a residential cooperative. After midnight, residents and visitors must ring the security guard to enter.
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