The El Dorado at 300 Central Park West was designed by Margon & Holder as architect of record, with Emery Roth as consulting architect. Roth drew early Classical Revival plans that were revised toward Art Deco. Developer Louis Klosk started in 1929 and defaulted in 1931. The text gives completion as around 1931 or 1932.
The style is Art Deco. The infobox gives 29 floors, and the text describes a 17-story base with two 12-story towers rising to 391 feet (119 m). The lower three stories are yellow cast stone, and the upper facade is tan and brown brick with yellow terracotta trim. The entrance has three angled bronze arches.
It became a housing cooperative in July 1982 and a New York City landmark on July 9, 1985. A facade restoration in the 2000s cost about 4 million dollars. Charles M. Grace, known as Daddy Grace, bought it in 1953. The article gives no public access.
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