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1921 320 West 89th Street
– Victor Cerabone; 9-story high class apartment NY Times 5/17/1922 (Kelley Paterno page 285)
NB 327-1921
West 89th Street, 318
9-sty bk apts, 62×85
Cost:
$300,000
Owner:
West 89th St. Realty Corp, 2255 Bway
Architect:
Geo. Fred Pelham, 200 W 72d [72nd]
Address in Real Estate Record:
89TH ST, 318 W
Builders Purchase Apartment Site: The De Coppett Mansion on West 85th Street Sold to A. Paterno and V. Cerabone May 17, 1922: A deal involving about $1,000,000 was closed yesterday in the heart of the upper west side apartment house section when Anthony A. Paterno, operator and builder, and his associate in several recent building apartments, Victor Cerabone, purchased the old De Coppett mansion on Eighty-fifth Street, just west of West End Avenue, and two adjacent parcels. The buyers will form a new corporation for the erection of a high-class nine-story apartment on the site of the De Coppett house, which has a frontage of 75 feet and a depth of 102.2 feet. Mr. Paterno and his associate also purchase 302 and 318 West Eighty-fifth Street, two private dwellings. Mr. Paterno has just completed at 505 West End Avenue, the northwest corner of Eighty-fourth Street, a high-class fourteen-story fireproof building. The specific reason for purchasing 302 West Eighty-fifth Street is to protect the northerly light of this building. By the purchase of 302 and also 318, they have also protected the easterly and westerly sides, which insures perfect light, making it equal to a corner. Mr. Cerabone has also erected a number of high-class apartments on the west side, and has just completed 320 West Eighty-ninth Street, on a plot 62 by 102.2, a nine-story building considered one of the most attractive apartment houses in the section. The De Coppett mansion will be demolished in the early part of the December and the new building finished and ready for occupancy about July 1, 1923. Earle & Calhoun were the brokers in this transaction.
316-320 West 89th Street
Date: 1921-22
NB Number: NB 327-1921
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Pelham, George F.
Developer/Owner/Builder: West 89th Street Realty Corporation
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Neo-Renaissance
Primary Facade: Brick
Stories: 9
Window Type/Material: See detail
Structure: This nine story apartment building is located on the south side of West 89th Street approximately 220 feet from West End Avenue, extending sixty-two feet along the street. The building is faced with red and black brick laid in Flemish bond with a limestone base and trim.
West 89th Street Facade: This facade is articulated by four major horizontal divisions. A wide central pier divides the facade into two major bays, each with three rectangular window openings. In each group, paired windows flank a narrow single window. The one-story limestone-faced rusticated base rests on a low water table and rises to the second-story sill line where larger windows rest on blind stone balustrades. The entrance is placed just to the east-of the center of this facade. A simple stone surround with a flat entablature frames the opening. A service entry is located at the western end of the facade, thus the western ground story bays do not align with those above. The second and third stories are separated from the stories above by a simple stringcourse and larger openings at these stories have simple stone surrounds. This section is further articulated by brick quoins. The one story top division is defined by a simple stringcourse above and a more elaborate stringcourse below. The building has a simple parapet with raised panels and no cornice.
Western Elevation: The western elevation is partially visible from West 89th Street. The facade brick returns to the adjacent rowhouse and the remainder of the elevation is faced in beige brick. Three windows are visible. There is no significant architectural detailing on this elevation.
Eastern Elevation: The eastern elevation is partially visible from West 89th Street. The brick of the facade returns on this elevation to the adjacent rowhouse, and beige brick is found beyond. The window arrangement is similar to that of the western elevation. There is no significant architectural detailing on this elevation. Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD
Alterations: All of the windows have one-over-one double hung aluminum sash replacing the original wood-framed four-over-four sash. The entrance has recent multi pane wood and glass double doors with a fixed transom and flanking light fixtures.
History: This apartment building was erected in 1921-22 for the West 89th Street Realty Corporation (Victor Gerabone, president), according to the design of prolific architect George F. Pelham. The site was previously occupied by three rowhouses. Selected References: New York City Department of Taxes Photograph Collection, Municipal Archives and Record Collection, H 2370. New York Public Library, Photographic Views of New York City 1870’s-1970’s from the Collections of the New York Public Library (Ann Arbor, Mich., 1981), microfiche nos. 0619-E5. (LandmarkWest.com)
New – York Tribune (1911-1922); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 21 Nov 1920: A12.
The New York Herald, New York Tribune (1924-1926); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 23 Oct 1925: 32.
