Editing The Dakota (section)

==== 1990s to present ====
By 1992, the Dakota's facade was being cleaned.<ref name="Alpern p. 161" /><ref name="nyt-1992-10-11">{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |date=October 11, 1992 |title=Getting the Grime off the Face of the City |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/11/realestate/getting-the-grime-off-the-face-of-the-city.html |access-date=May 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030235412/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/11/realestate/getting-the-grime-off-the-face-of-the-city.html |url-status=live}}</ref> New mortar had been applied to the brickwork in the facade, but the light color of the mortar contrasted sharply with the darkened bricks.<ref name="nyt-1992-10-11" /> The Dakota's board decided to repair the most deteriorated bricks rather than replace the whole facade. The project was budgeted using [[Unit price|unit pricing]], since it was impossible to know how many bricks needed to be repaired until the entire facade had been examined. The repairs ultimately cost $5 million, amounting to an average assessment of $50,000 for each tenant.<ref>{{harvnb|Alpern|2015|ps=.|pp=161–162}}</ref> The LPC gave craftsmanship awards to the restoration architects, Ehrenkrantz & Eckstut Architects and Remco, in 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 12, 1994 |title=Postings: Landmarks Preservation Commission Awards; 13 Projects Win Citations for Enhancing the Urban Environment |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/realestate/postings-landmarks-preservation-commission-awards-13-projects-win-citations-for.html |access-date=May 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223221532/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/realestate/postings-landmarks-preservation-commission-awards-13-projects-win-citations-for.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The fireplaces were also restored in the late 1990s or early 2000s, requiring some of the fireplace [[flue]]s to be replaced.<ref name="Alpern p. 162" />

The Dakota's maintenance expenses were shared among fewer residents and tended to be much higher than at other nearby co-ops. For instance, Lennon's widow [[Yoko Ono]] paid a monthly fee of $12,566 for her {{cvt|6000|ft2|adj=on}} apartment in 1996, while a similarly-sized apartment at the nearby [[The San Remo|San Remo]] had a monthly maintenance cost of $6,000.<ref name="Mason p. 25" /> The Dakota's board announced in 2002 that it planned to restore the interior courtyard, and it hired Higgins & Quasebarth as a consulting architect.<ref name="nyt-2002-08-18">{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Denny |date=August 18, 2002 |title=Neighborhood Report: Upper West Side; Dakota Will Get Its Repairs, But Many Eyes Will Watch |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/nyregion/neighborhood-report-upper-west-side-dakota-will-get-its-repairs-but-many-eyes.html |access-date=May 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128235500/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/nyregion/neighborhood-report-upper-west-side-dakota-will-get-its-repairs-but-many-eyes.html |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, the upper level of the courtyard had severe leaks, and the breezeway on the western side of the courtyard was "practically held up by paint".<ref name="Alpern p. 162" /><ref name="nyt-2002-08-18" /> The LPC approved all aspects of the planned renovation. Some residents wanted the glass breezeway in the courtyard to be removed, citing aesthetic concerns; preservationists said the general public would have not been able to see the breezeway anyway, since security had been tightened after Lennon's murder.<ref name="nyt-2002-08-18" /> The restoration of the courtyard started in February 2004 and was completed seven and a half months later.<ref>{{harvnb|Alpern|2015|ps=.|p=163}}</ref>

High demand for units at the Dakota continued into the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barbanel |first=Josh |date=September 18, 2015 |title=Forced Sales Set for Apartments at the Dakota |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/forced-sales-set-for-apartmentsat-the-dakota-1442537723 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203051949/https://www.wsj.com/articles/forced-sales-set-for-apartmentsat-the-dakota-1442537723 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McMullen |first=Troy |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Central Park West: one of New York's most sought-after addresses |url=https://www.ft.com/content/733bcaae-2a97-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Financial Times |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129091729/https://www.ft.com/content/733bcaae-2a97-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c |url-status=live}}</ref> The Dakota had 85 co-op units by the 2010s. Some of the smaller apartments had been combined over the years, and several units were restored to their original layouts.<ref name="wsj-2017-11-29" /> The building's facade was again renovated starting in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Zoe |date=April 3, 2015 |title=The Iconic Dakota, Built in 1884, Is Getting Some Work Done |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2015/4/3/9974052/the-iconic-dakota-built-in-1884-is-getting-some-work-done |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Curbed NY |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712004523/https://ny.curbed.com/2015/4/3/9974052/the-iconic-dakota-built-in-1884-is-getting-some-work-done |url-status=live}}</ref> The project was completed two years later for $32 million.<ref name="wsj-2017-11-29" />