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1923 332 West 86th Street
Featured in Andrew Alpern’s book The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter page 264
NB 626-1923
West 86th Street, 332-338
15-sty f. p. apt, 80×100
Cost:
$600,000
Owner:
905 West End Av. Corp, 200 W 72d [72nd]
Architect:
Rosario Candela, 200 W 72d [72nd]
Address in Real Estate Record:
86TH ST, 332-8 W
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension I designated 26 June 2012
perhaps sometimes listed at 334 West 86th Street
Architect Rosario Candela; Builder 905 West End Avenue Corporation Joseph Paterno President; Anthony Campagna Treasurer (Alpern Acanthus page 264)
1924 Joseph Paterno President; 332 West 86th Street; 1934 1 apartment made into 2 for Joseph Faiella (Kelley Paterno page 285)
https://www.landmarkwest.org/building/114-west-70th-street/https://www.landmarkwest.org/building/114-west-70th-street/334 West 86th Street, AKA 332-338 West 86th Street
Date: 1923-1924
NB Number: NB 626-1923
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Candela, Rosario
Developer/Owner/Builder: 905 West End Avenue Corp
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Romanesque Revival
Primary Facade: Brick and Terra Cotta
Stories: 15
Roof Type/Material: Pitched
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: High stone water table; two story base with elaborate brickwork; two story arched entrance with elaborate terra cotta and brickwork enframements featuring chevrons on paired engaged columns and blind arcade with fanlight transom; paired arched window enframements with cartouche at tympanum, a feature that is repeated at the third, 14th, and 15th stories; a cornice runs the width of the building at the third story sills level a feature that is repeated at the 13th story; windows with simple stone sills at most windows; topped by a terra cotta blind arcade and denticulated cornice
Notable History and Residents: Ruth Messinger lived at 334 West 86 in the 1990s, when she was Manhattan Borough President.
North Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door; secondary entrance at first story western end of facade Windows: Replaced Roof: Pitched (possibly historic) Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone East Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: one-over-one windows with simple stone sills
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: Non-historic metal and glass double leaf door; facade repointed at several stories; through-wall air conditioners under windows at several stories; canvas and metal awing at entrance runs to the curb (LandmarkWest.com)
New York Times (1923-); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 17 Aug 1924: RE8.
