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1914 San Jose 500 West End Avenue
NB 279-1914
West End Avenue, 500-506
12-sty brick tenement 102×122
Cost:
$525,000
Owner:
Patermo Constn. Co, 272 West 84th st
Architect:
Schwartz & Gross, 347 5th [Fifth] av
Address in Real Estate Record:
WEST END AV, 500-6
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension I designated 26 June 2012
WEST END AVENUE DOCUMENTATION Survey 2008
Name: San Jose
Address: 500 West End Avenue, northeast corner West 84th
Street
Block / Lot: 1232/7502 (originally lot 1)
NB Number: 279-14 Date: 1914
Original Use: Apartment House No. of units: 70
Stories: 12 Height: 138’
Estimated Cost: $525,000
Façade Materials: main material brick
base stone lower floors brick
trim limestone/terra cotta cornice terra cotta
Structure: steel
Original Owner: Paterno Construction Company, 272 West 84th Street
Architect: Schwartz & Gross, 347 Fifth Avenue
Landmark Status: None
Comments: The San Jose is one of Schwartz & Gross’s typically well-proportioned, Renaissance-inspired buildings of beige brick with terra-cotta trim. The entrance is set within a two-story limestone enframement with a pediment supported by paired Ionic pilasters. The upper floors are ornamented with the brick panels that Schwartz & Gross employed on several of their buildings, as well as terra-cotta balconies, faux balconies, cornices, and cartouches. (source)
500 West End Avenue, aka 500-506 West End Avenue, 267-281 West 84th Street
Date: 1914-1915
NB Number: NB 279-1914
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Developer/Owner/Builder: Paterno Construction Company
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, Limestone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: 12
Window Type/Material: See Structure
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: Two story limestone entrance with pediment flanked by paired Ionic pilasters; limestone balconettes at the third, sixth, and ninth stories; Special Windows: Stained glass window at first story courtyard; Decorative Metal Work: Security grilles at ground story windows; gate at courtyard
West Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door; courtyard wood and glass doors Windows: Replaced (upper stories); mixed (basement) Security Grilles: Possibly historic (basement) Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone
South Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: Limestone balconettes at the third, sixth, and ninth stories; one story projecting courtyard entrance featuring a central stained glass window with flanking wood and glass doors East Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick facade; windows with molded stone sills
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: Two story rooftop addition; canvas and metal awning over main entrance that extends to the end of the curb (source)
