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1920 325 Riverside Drive
Note “JP” cartouche over entrance.
NB 48-1920
West 105th Street, 330
13-sty bk apt house, 69×100
Cost:
$700,000
Owner:
Paterno Bros, 601 W 115th
Architect:
Gaetan Ajello, 1 W 34th
Address in Real Estate Record:
105TH ST, 330 W
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II designated 23 June 2015
Date: 1920-21
NB Number: NB 48-1920
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1891, Lot 35
Type: Apartment Building
Architect/Builder: Ajello, Gaetan
Original Owner: Paterno Brothers
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Colonial Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: 13
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Decorative Metal Work: Second-story iron balconette
Significant Architectural Features: Tripartite composition with two-story base, 10-story middle section, and one-story upper section; Flemish-bond brick work; granite watertable; primary entrance features double-height enframement with molded piers, iron balconette below second-story window, and arched lintel below cornice; iron-and-glass double-leaf doors with transom and sidelights; first-, third-, and 13th-story window openings feature molded terra-cotta enframements, with sills connecting as a beltcourse or cornice; second-story openings feature terra-cotta drip lintels connecting as a beltcourse; upper stories openings feature bracketed sills and brick lintels; alternating pattern of recessed brick spandrels
Alterations: Windows replaced; cornice removed and replaced with brick parapet; several through-wall air conditioners
North Facade: Designed (historic, base and terra-cotta ornament painted)
Door(s): Historic primary door; non-historic metal door and gate in west 105th street secondary entrance
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Mixed (basement)
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite (Riverside); concrete with metal plate (West 105th Street)
West Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to West 105th Street
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick side wall; regular arrangement of window openings; fire escape;service way accessed through metal gate
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick side wall, red in front section, yellow in rear; single bay of window openings in each section (source)
325 Riverside Drive (aka 325-327 Riverside Drive; 322-330 West 105th Street)
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 1891, Lot 35
Date: 1920-21 (NB 48-1920)
Architect/Builder: Gaetan Ajello
Original Owner: Paterno Brothers
Type: Apartment building
Style: Colonial Revival
Stories: 13
Material(s): Brick; limestone; terra cotta
Decorative Metal Work: Second-story iron balconette
Significant Architectural Features: Tripartite composition with two-story base, 10-story middle section, and one-story upper section; Flemish-bond brick work; granite watertable;
primary entrance features double-height enframement with molded piers, iron balconette
below second-story window, and arched lintel below cornice; iron-and-glass double-leaf
doors with transom and sidelights; first-, third-, and 13th-story window openings feature
molded terra-cotta enframements, with sills connecting as a beltcourse or cornice;
second-story openings feature terra-cotta drip lintels connecting as a beltcourse; upper
stories openings feature bracketed sills and brick lintels; alternating pattern of recessed
brick spandrels
Alterations: Windows replaced; cornice removed and replaced with brick parapet; several
through-wall air conditioners
North Facade: Designed (historic, base and terra-cotta ornament painted)
Door(s): Historic primary door; non-historic metal door and gate in west 105th street secondary entrance
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Mixed (basement)
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite (Riverside); concrete with metal plate (West 105th Street)
West Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to West 105th Street
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick side wall; regular arrangement of window openings; fire escape;
service way accessed through metal gate
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick side wall, red in front section, yellow in rear; single bay of window
openings in each section (source)
1920
48
$700,000.00
105TH ST, 330 W 13-sty bk apt house, 69˙100
OWNER / OWNER ADDRESS
(o) Paterno Bros / (o) 601 W 115th COMMENTS
ARCHITECT / ARCHITECT ADDRESS
(a) Gaetan Ajello / (a) 1 W 34th (source)
New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company Bids- Columbia University
Job #: 28993
Date: 1920-03-19
Architect: Ajello, Gaetan
Project: Apartment house
Client: Paterno Brothers
State: NY
City: Manhattan
Address: SE cor Riverside & 105th
Contractor: Paterno Brothers
Outcome NJ TCC (New Jersey Terra Cotta Company)
Building Type (AAT): apartment houses
Notes: n/a
