1001 Woodycrest Avenue, aka Noonan Manor, is an apartment building in the Highbridge section of the Bronx. Name: Noonan Manor Location: 1001 Woodycrest Avenue Year Completed: 1939 Architect: unknown Style: Art Deco Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken December 2015 with Canon 5D Mark iii
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1001 Jerome Avenue, designed by Sugarman & Berger, is an Art Deco apartment building across the street from Yankee Stadium. Name: 1001 Jerome Avenue Location: 1001 Jerome Avenue Year Completed: 1937 Architect: Sugarman & Berger Style: Art Deco Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken December 2015 with Canon 5D Mark
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900 Grand Concourse, Concourse Plaza, was designed as a hotel by Maynicke & Franke. It is now apartments in the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: Concourse Plaza Location: 900 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1923 Architect: Maynicke & Franke Style: Colonial Revival NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google
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860 Grand Concourse, designed by Charles Kremborg, is an Art Deco landmark of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: 860 Grand Concourse Location: 860 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1941 Architect: Charles Kremborg Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth
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1212 Grant Avenue is an Art Deco apartment building in the Bronx. Name: 1212 Grant Avenue Location: 1212 Grant Avenue Year Completed: 1936 Architect: Horace Ginsbern Style: Art Deco Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken April 2015 with Canon 5D Mark iii
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Noonan Plaza Apartments, designed by Horace Ginsbern and Marvin Fine, are Art Deco landmarks in the Highbridge section of The Bronx. Name: Noonan Plaza Apartments Location: 105-149 West 168th Street, 1231-1245 Nelson Avenue, 1232-1244 Ogden Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: Horace Ginsbern and Marvin Fine Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report Google
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1212 Grand Concourse, an Art Deco apartment building, was erected in 1937 to plans by Horace Ginsbern. It is the northernmost structure of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: 1212 Grand Concourse Location: 1212 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1937 Architect: Horace Ginsbern Style: Art Deco NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report National Register of Historic
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Bronx County Hall of Justice reverses centuries of tradition: The aluminum and glass facades are designed for openness and transparency instead of monumental intimidation. According to the architects, “The image of the courthouse in society was of primary concern in the design of the building. The program is organized in a linear manner around an
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Bronx County Building (originally Bronx County Courthouse) is a monumental landmark of limestone and marble that blends modern and classical forms. It is made more prominent by its siting, raised on a granite podium between two parks – Joyce Kilmer Park to the north, Franz Sigel Park to the south. The podium, most visible on
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888 Grand Concourse has seen better days. But even in decline, the curvaceous Art Deco landmark is striking and memorable. The bold corner treatment, in particular, stands out for its concave gilt and mosaic entry. The Emery Roth-designed apartment building stands at E 161st Street, across the “Boulevard of Dreams” from the old Bronx County
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