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1925 820 West End Avenue
Featured in Andrew Alpern’s book The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter page 336
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II designated 23 June 2015
Architect Rosario Candela; Builder 225 West 71st Corporation 2300 Broadway Anthony A. Paterno President; John Pelletier Secretary – Southeast corner 100th Street (Alpern Acanthus page 336)
WEST END AVENUE DOCUMENTATION Survey 2008
Address: 820 West End Avenue, southeast corner West 100th Street
Block / Lot: 1871/61
NB Number: 720-25 Date: 1925
Original Use: Apartment House No. of units:
Stories: 16 Height: 175’
Estimated Cost: $750,000
Façade Materials: main material brick base limestone lower floors brick trim n/a cornice n/a
Structure: steel
Original Owner: 225 West 71st Street Corporation, Anthony G. Paterno, president, 2300 Broadway
Architect: Rosario Candela, 200 West 72nd Street
Landmark Status: None
Comments: Anthony Paterno placed his initials above the entrance to this simple Neo Renaissance style building. Sadly, the building has been stripped of its cornice and ornament. The original layout of this building consisted of six apartments per floor.
Bibliography: Alpern, Andrew, The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter (New York: Acanthus Press, 2001), 336-37. (source)
820 West End Avenue
Date: 1925-26
NB Number: NB 720-1925
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1871, Lot 61
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Candela, Rosario
Developer/Owner/Builder: 225 W. 71st St. Corp., Anthony G. Paterno, Pres.
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival with alterations
Primary Facade: Brick and Stone
Stories: 16
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Decorative Metal Work: Possibly historic railing
Significant Architectural Features: Light court; rusticated base running across light court; entrance surround with entablature and carved frieze with cartouche with cipher and cornucopias; metal-and-glass door and transom; windows with full surrounds at fifth and 10th stories, full surrounds and paneled spandrels at 16th story; string course at 16th story
Alterations: Lights with conduits; balconettes removed; lintels and one surround replaced siamese hydrant; remote utility meter; perforated vents; grilles altered for air conditioners
Site Features: Pipes; grilles
West Facade: Designed (historic, painted, resurfaced, patched)
Door(s): Historic primary door
Windows: Replaced
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories)
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone; concrete
North Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Similar to primary facade; brick, patched, repointed, resurfaced, painted; lintels replaced; windows replaced; non-historic grilles altered for air conditioners Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb, except metal at corner
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, patched; windows replaced; chimney
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, patched, repointed; windows replaced; railing at roof; brick wall with metal doors across service alley; non-historic lights; water tank and metal support; wire; metal hook; non-historic grilles (source)
820 West End Avenue (aka 814-822 West End Avenue; 256-280 West 100th Street)
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 1871, Lot 61
Date: 1925-26 (NB 720-1925)
Architect/Builder: Rosario Candela
Original Owner: 225 W. 71st St. Corp., Anthony G. Paterno, Pres.
Type: Apartment building
Style: Renaissance Revival with alterations
Stories: 16
Material(s): Brick; stone
Decorative Metal Work: Possibly historic railing
Significant Architectural Features: Light court; rusticated base running across light court;
entrance surround with entablature and carved frieze with cartouche with cipher and
cornucopias; metal-and-glass door and transom; windows with full surrounds at fifth and
10th stories, full surrounds and paneled spandrels at 16th story; string course at 16th story
Alterations: Lights with conduits; balconettes removed; lintels and one surround replaced;
siamese hydrant; remote utility meter; perforated vents; grilles altered for air conditioners
Site Features: Pipes; grilles
West Facade: Designed (historic, painted, resurfaced, patched)
Door(s): Historic primary door
Windows: Replaced
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories)
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone; concrete
North Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Similar to primary facade; brick, patched, repointed, resurfaced, painted; lintels replaced; windows replaced; non-historic grilles altered for air conditioners Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb, except metal at corner
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, patched; windows replaced; chimney
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, patched, repointed; windows replaced; railing at roof; brick wall with metal doors across service alley; non-historic lights; water tank and metal support; wire; metal hook; non-historic grilles (source)
1925
720
$750,000.00
WEST END AV, 814-22 16-sty bk apt, 100˙76
OWNER / OWNER ADDRESS
(o) 225 W. 71st St. Corp., Anthony G. Paterno. Pres / (o) 2300 Bway COMMENTS
ARCHITECT / ARCHITECT ADDRESS
(a) Rosario Candela / (a) 200 W 72 (source)
