where did jackie kennedy live in nyc

Jackie Kennedy (later Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis) lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 1040 Fifth Avenue , in a large apartment overlooking Central Park and near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She moved there in 1964 after leaving the White House and lived in that building for the rest of her life.

Key details about her NYC home

• Address: 1040 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

• Neighborhood: Upper East Side, directly across from what is now the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park.

• Apartment: A full-floor, 15th‑floor residence (often described as a penthouse or grand apartment) in a Rosario Candela–designed building, considered one of Fifth Avenue’s most prestigious co-ops.

• Why she chose it: It offered privacy and discretion while still being close to Central Park and the Met, away from heavy tourist crowds but in a familiar, elegant neighborhood.

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