The majority of the district's buildings are of neo-Italian Renaissance style, but Art Deco is a popular theme as well.

This was further spurred by the construction of the Ninth Avenue Elevated, which provided easy access to Lower Manhattan.

3, 5 The expanse of Central Park West between 61st and 97th Streets is a mixture of late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles.

A few Queen Anne, Art Moderne and Italianate buildings dot the streetscape of Central Park West.

The Central Park West Historic District is significant, in regards to the National Register, for its architecture and its character as a cohesive residential area.

The district is located along one of the city's finest residential streets and consists mostly of apartment buildings which are among some of the earliest in New York.

[4] With the 1990 local boundary increase the NYLPC developed the theme that the strength of the historic district lay in its diversity.

"The stylistically diverse buildings of Central Park West create a streetscape and a skyline which is exuberant and varied as to scale, height and form", the Commission stated.