310 West 85th Street, AKA 310-314 West 85th Street

310 West 85th Street

Date: 1922-1923

NB Number: NB 575-1922

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Ajello, Gaetan

Developer/Owner/Builder: 310 W 85th Street 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 Stone

Stories: 9

Window Type/Material: Unknown

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated stone base with high water table; central entrance with stone enframements with wood and glass double- eaf doors; astragal belt course spans width of the building marking transition between the first and second stories; tripartite belt course spans the width of the facade between the second and third stories; second story arched windows framed in stone; stone bracketed balconettes mark the paired stone enframed windows at the third, fifth and eighth stories; stone banding at the eighth story acts as sills for the arcaded windows at the ninth story; denticulated cornice at the roof line; Special Windows: Rounded arched windows at the ninth story

Site Features: Side service alley

North Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door; secondary entrance at first story west part of facade Windows: Replaced (upper stories) Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick facade; one-over-one windows

East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick facade; one-over-one windows 

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations:  Windows replaced; through the wall air-conditioners at the fifth story; non-historic light fixtures at main entrance