Claim: The Dakota is a cooperative apartment home in New York City.
Evidence: The Dakota , also known as Dakota Apartments , is a cooperative apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City , United States.
It was built in 1884 and is considered to be one of Manhattan 's most prestigious and exclusive cooperative residential buildings.
The Dakota is famous as the home of former Beatle John Lennon from 1973 to his death outside the building in 1980.