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1923 473 West End Avenue
– aka 300 West 83rd Street
NB 573-1923
West End Avenue, 475
15-sty f p apt, 78×99
Cost:
$850,000
Owner:
West 83d St. Corp, 2300 Bway
Architect:
Gaetan Ajello, 52 Vanderbilt av
Address in Real Estate Record:
WEST END AV, 475
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension I designated 26 June 2012
WEST END AVENUE DOCUMENTATION Survey 2008
Address: 473 West End Avenue, southwest corner West 83rd Street
Block / Lot: 1245/25
NB Number: 573-23 Date: 1923
Original Use: Apartment House No. of units: 47
Stories: 15 Height: 150’
Estimated Cost: $850,000
Façade Materials: main material brick base limestone lower floors brick trim limestone/terra cotta cornice n/a
Structure: steel
Original Owner: West 83rd Street Corporation, Anthony Paterno, president, 2300 Broadway
Architect: Gaetan Ajello, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue
Landmark Status: None
Comments: Anthony Paterno placed his initials in a roundel above the modest stone entrance of this red brick apartment building. The upper floors are trimmed with terra cotta, used for window enframements, a long balcony, cartouches, garlands, and balustrades. The building was planned with forty-five, five- to seven-room apartments, with two or three baths each.
Bibliography “New Project for West End Ave. Appraised at $1,103,500,” Real Estate Record and Builders Guide 113 (2 February 1924): 11. (source)
473 West End Avenue, AKA 473-475 West End Avenue, 300-308 West 83rd Street
Date: 1923-1924
NB Number: NB 573-1923
Type: Apartment House
Architect: Ajello, Gaetan
Developer/Owner/Builder: West 83rd Street Corporation
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: 15
Window Type/Material: See Structure
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: Entrance surround with cartouche; stone or terra cotta balcony at sixth story; stone or terra cotta stringcourses, those at fourth and 14th stories incorporating bracketed lintels; swags with cartouches at 14th story; full window surrounds at first, third, sixth, and 15th stories; surrounds at fourth story terminate at molded stringcourse; round arched window openings at 15th story; bracketed sills; some historic six-over-six and eight-over-eight sash; Decorative Metal Work: Metal and glass door
Building Notes: Cartouche over the entrance inscribed with “AP” the initials of Anthony Paterno, the developer; cornerstone inscribed G. Ajello, Architect.
Site Features: Metal roll down gate with razor wire at service alley on West 83rd Street; siamese hydrant; concrete driveway; stone wall with stockade fence between properties; storage bins; metal fence between 471 and 473 West End Avenue
East Facade: Designed (historic, repointed, some brick replaced) Door(s): Possibly historic primary door Windows: Mixed (upper stories); replaced (basement) Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories) Cornice: Removed; Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone; concrete with metal nosing at corner Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Metal fence Areaway Paving Material: Concrete
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Red and tan brick; brick replaced and repointed; stringcourse continues from east; windows mixed; solarium at first story; possibly historic metal grille on southeast; through-wall air conditioners; fence on roof
North Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: Sixth story not ornamented; through-wall air conditioners; cornice removed; basement windows replaced; mixed windows; non-historic grilles at first story; stonework at first story painted; spigot; remote utility meter; vents
West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Red and tan brick, some repointed or replaced; stone sills; windows replaced, two reconfigured; fire escape with two balconies; water tank; through-wall air conditioners; light with conduit; pipe; security camera; conduits; cables; metal gate at basement
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: First story base and surrounds painted; brick repointed and some replaced; windows replaced (except as noted); non-historic grilles on first story, some altered for air conditioners; cornice removed; marquee; lights; doorbell; sign; vents (source)
New York Times (1923-); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 17 Aug 1924: RE8.
