▁resid ences . ▁The ▁building ▁layout ▁features ▁an ▁“ H ” ▁design ▁with ▁four ▁connected ▁to wers . ▁The ▁main ▁entrance ▁features ▁a ▁deep ▁garden ▁cour ty ard ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁step - up ▁lo bb y . ▁ ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁twelve ▁stories , ▁The ▁Tur in ▁is ▁considered ▁short ▁for ▁a ▁Central ▁Park ▁West ▁a partment ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁features ▁many ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁architect ural ▁details , ▁including ▁a ▁ 2 - story ▁lim estone ▁base ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁figures , ▁arch ed ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁bo asts ▁attract ive ▁orn amental ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁plant ing ▁window ▁bal con ies . ▁ ▁New ▁York er ▁article ▁The ▁Tur in ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁magazine ▁written ▁by ▁Jane ▁K ram er . ▁The ▁article ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁remark ably ▁dangerous , ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁extremely ▁decre pit ▁quality ▁of ▁The ▁Tur in ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁renov ation ▁it ▁went ▁through ▁to ▁become ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁K ram er ' s ▁article ▁also ▁exposed ▁the ▁political ▁lean ings ▁of ▁The ▁Tur in ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁residents , ▁which ▁included ▁journal ists ▁Alexander ▁C ock burn ▁and ▁Andrew ▁C ock burn . ▁ ▁K ram er ▁highlight ed ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁building '