15 Central Park West is one of the newest, yet most famous addresses on the avenue. The asymmetrical condominium towers take up a full block. The 20-story “House” is on Central Park West; the 43-story “Tower” is on Broadway. The two are connected in a courtyard that also serves as a private driveway, to shield […]
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Oliver Cromwell is one of Emery Roth’s fabulous residential towers. Although it is just off Central Park West (next door to the twin-towered Majestic), the Cromwell easily competes with CPW addresses for visual attention. Name: Oliver Cromwell Location: 12 West 72nd Street Year Completed: 1927 Architect: Emery Roth Style: neo-Renaissance NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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First Church of Christ, Scientist is entering its third life, reincarnated as a museum. After a century of worship in its West 96th Street home, First Church of Christ, Scientist sold its landmark building to Crenshaw Christian Center East. A decade later, Crenshaw sold the building to a developer intent on converting the structure to
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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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1675 Grand Concourse was designed by Jacob M. Felson in Art Deco style. The apartment building is part of the federal Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: 1675 Grand Concourse Location: 1675 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1936 Architect: Jacob M. Felson Style: Art Deco National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright
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1515 Grand Concourse is a neo-Tudor oddity among the many Art Deco landmarks of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Name: Buckingham Court Location: 1515 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1927 Architect: H.L. Feldman Style: neo-Tudor National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken April 2015 with
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1500 Grand Concourse, one of many Jacob M. Felson-designed Art Deco apartment buildings in the Bronx, was built in 1935. Name: 1500 Grand Concourse Location: 1500 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1935 Architect: Jacob M. Felson Style: Art Deco National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos
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1295 Grand Concourse, Sagamore Apartments, was designed by Herman M. Cohn. Name: Sagamore Apartments Location: 1295 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1938 Architect: Herman M. Cohn Style: Art Deco National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken April 2015 with Canon 5D Mark iii
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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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1275 Grand Concourse, built in 1927 as synagogue Temple Adath Israel, is now Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Temple. Name: Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Temple, Temple Adath Israel Location: 1275 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1927 Architect: unknown Style: neo-Classical, Classical Revival National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright ©
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