260 Riverside Drive

260 Riverside Drive

NB Number: NB 588-1909

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Goldstone, Lafayette A. and William L. Rouse

Developer/Owner/Builder: Barkin Construction Co.

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

Primary Facade:   Brick and Stone

Stories: Ten

Window Type/Material: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement). Windows with brick lintels and stone sills at third through eighth stories; two-story arcaded windows with paneled pilasters, keystone and carved spandrels alternating with piers with carved panels

Stoop: Replaced

North Facade: Brick, patched, repointed; stone lintels and sills; windows mixed; fire escape; parged bulkhead on roof.

East Facade: Brick, stone; first bay similar to primary facade: first story stone with carved spandrel, ninth and 10th stories stone with decorative courses; stone sills and lintels except brick lintels in first bay; windows replaced; wires; cables at basement Site: diamond plate staircase with railing; concrete paved-areaway.

West Facade: Two pavilions with partially designed light court; exterior facade similar to primary facade; possibly historic balconettes; base painted, brick patched and repointed; basement windows infilled; mixed grilles at basement; pipe through basement window; windows replaced; balconies and cornice removed Light Court: brick with one-bay wide stone returns at first and second stories with carved spandrels and at ninth and tenth stories with flat- and round-arched windows and fluted sill course; full height angled bays; brick stringcourses; wave-patterned stringcourse below parapet; stone stoop; entrance with full surround and arched pediment with roundel; historic metal-and-glass door and transom; brick lintels and stone sills; brick patched, painted, and repointed; windows replaced; possibly historic grilles at basement and half-grilles at first story; red tile paving in court; chain across entrance to court; lights; court appears to be used as a parking pad.

Significant Architectural Features: Stone base; carved spandrels at second story; entrance with Ionic columns supporting a broken pediment; rounded chamfer at corner; windows with brick lintels and stone sills at third through eighth stories; parapet with swags and roundels, denticulated and egg-and dart moldings, and shields

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Balconies and cornice removed; stoop with steps and accessibility ramp; nonhistoric pipe railings; basement windows infilled with wood or metal plates, one with vents; siamese connection; lights; plaque