Harperly Hall, among the first, if not the first NYC cooperative apartment building, is unique among Central Park West buildings for its Arts & Crafts style. Though the building has gone through many changes – including conversion to condominiums – the owners have preserved the original character. Christopher Gray’s “Streetscapes” column is an excellent accounting. […]
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127 West 79th Street, completed in 1926, was designed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag in neo-Renaissance/Romanesque style. Also known as Clifton House, the high-rise is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Clifton House Location: 127 West 79th Street Year Completed: 1926 Architect: Gronenberg & Leuchtag Style: neo-Renaissance/Romanesque NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission:
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35 West 81st Street, aka Orvista, was built in 1914. It was designed by Neville & Bagge in the neo-Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Orvista Location: 35 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1914 Architect: Neville & Bagge Style: neo-Renaissance NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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140 Riverside Drive, The Normandy, designed by Emery Roth, is also where the famed architect retired to. The twin-towered building has twin entrances and lobbies on West 86th and West 87th Streets. In its designation report, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission gushed, “The Normandy Apartments is one of the most outstanding apartment buildings on Manhattan’s
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480 Park Avenue, The Antoinettes, is one of those buildings that makes a non-architect wonder: Why is so much decoration put so high, where no one can see it? Modest decoration appears on the three-story base; but at the 13th floor and above, there’s a proliferation of terra cotta. Garlands, grotesques, medallions, dentil and egg-and-dart
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225 Central Park West, Alden, was designed by Emery Roth in neo-Renaissance style, and erected in 1926. Name: Alden Location: 225 Central Park West Year Completed: 1926 Architect: Emery Roth Style: neo-Renaissance NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report Wikipedia: Central Park West Historic District City Realty: Carter Horsley review Google Map All images copyright ©
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San Remo is one of the high points – literally and figuratively – of the Central Park West skyline, and of the career of architect Emery Roth. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) gushed that the building “…epitomizes Roth’s ability to combine the traditional with the modern, an urbane amalgam of luxury and convenience, decorum
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1290 Grand Concourse, Berger Court, is a neo-Renaissance apartment building designed by Sommerfeld & Slechler and list in the National Register of Historic Places. Name: Berger Court Location: 1290 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1923 Architect: Sommerfeld & Slechler Style: neo-Renaissance National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant
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Park Slope Historic District is a huge swath of mostly residential buildings, roughly two blocks deep by 24 blocks long, across the entire northwest border of Prospect Park. The original district, designated in July 1973, was extended in April 2012 and again in April 2016. Combined, these districts cover more than 2,500 buildings. A related
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