265 Riverside Drive

265 Riverside Drive

NB Number: NB 157-1909

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Pelham, George F.

Developer/Owner/Builder: West Side 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 Limestone

Stories: Eleven and basement

Window Type/Material: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement).

Stoop: Resurfaced

North Facade: windows replaced; balconies at 11th story removed; some brick lintels replaced; mixed grilles at basement, some non-historic grilles altered for air conditioners; basement door replaced; decorative hook; lights; pipe; camera Site: pipe railing with painted concrete or stone posts; stand pipe; concrete-paved areaway; concrete stairs with pipe railing; metal fence across service alley; concrete sidewalk; concrete curb with metal edge.

East Facade: Brick; stone sills; fire escapes.

Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated stone base; brick upper stories with banding at fourth and 10th stories; portico with paired fluted columns and plain pilasters supporting an entablature; carved lintel above door; balconettes at third and 11th stories; stone or brick lintels with stone keystones, scrolled at fourth and ninth stories; double windows with stone or brick mullions; paneled spandrels at third story; decorative band courses at fourth and 10th stories; decorative brickwork panels at 11th story; rounded chamfer at corner. Balconette railings; glass-and-metal door and transom.

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Cornice removed; light; non-historic grille at first story altered for air conditioner; metal gate under stoop; remote utility meters; siamese connection; leader; wire.