280 Riverside Drive

280 Riverside Drive

NB Number: NB 479-1925

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Candela, Rosario

Developer/Owner/Builder: Charels V. Paterno

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Colonial Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: Fifteen and basement

Window Type/Material: double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with terra-cotta spandrel panels;  one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story.

North Facade: Yellow brick, patched; windows replaced.

South Facade: Designed

East Facade: Yellow brick, patched, painted, repointed; windows replaced; wires; cables;
possibly historic window grille; pipes; fire escape; water tank

West Facade: Historic metal half-grilles; facade patched, repointed and painted; windows replaced; windows at eighth story reconfigured as picture windows, small window replaced with air conditioner; non-historic grilles at basement, some altered for air conditioners; light; cameras with conduits; service door replaced; doorbell; perforated vent Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb

Significant Architectural Features: Chamfered corner; entrance surround with fluted pilasters, rosettes, cartouche with cornucopia, and segmental-arched pediment set within two-story fluted pilasters topped by a balconette; paneled reveal with cable molding; double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with  terra-cotta spandrel panels; terra-cotta cornice with denticulated molding and decorative frieze above third story; terra-cotta lintels at fourth story; double windows at 14th and 15th stories paired with full terra-cotta surrounds, decorative spandrels and tympana, and balustrades alternating with single windows with flared lintels (14th story) and lintel course incorporating decorative terra cotta lintels (15th story); one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story; stepped parapet with terra-cotta cartouches with swags, rosettes and caducei

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Doorbell; postal release box; lights; historic half-grilles incorporated into nonhistoric full grilles; siamese hose connection; non-historic grilles at basement altered for air conditioners; one window at basement with bi-leaf panel; house number