310 West 99th Street, aka 310-318 West 99th Street

310 West 99th Street, aka 310-318 West 99th Street

Date: 1901-1902

NB Number: NB 474-1901

Type:  Flats

Architect:  Fouchaux, Henri

Developer/Owner/Builder: Central Building and Impt Investment Co

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Brick, Indiana Limestone, and Pressed Metal

Stories: 7

Structure: Significant Architectural Features: Stone base, rusticated at basement and first story; upper stories red brick with beige brick banding on the street facade; entrance surround with broken pediment and cartouche, brackets and bell flowers; possibly historic metal and glass door; four story, elaborately decorated metal bays; cornice above sixth story incorporates entablatures of bays; segmental arched pediments with cartouche and pendants at sixth story; plaques at seventh story; center bays of windows with full surrounds; bracketed cornice with decorated frieze and lion heads; light court: beige brick, rusticated at first story; angled bays; simple lintels and sills; molded cornices bracket red brick band at seventh story; historic fire escape; Decorative Metal Work: Hexagonal metal bays; possibly historic metal and glass door; historic fire escape in light court

Building Notes: An early promotional brochure features a rendering of the building that shows parapets above the cornice and a facade without fire escapes. If the parapets were constructed they were removed by the time of the 1939-40 tax photograph. The facade appears too dark in the tax photograph to determine if the fire escapes were installed at that time.

Site Features: Pipe railing with concrete posts; concrete ramp to basement; metal gates across basement areaway

North Facade: Designed (historic, repointed) Door(s): Possibly historic primary door; non-historic security gate; non-historic door at courtyard apartment Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement) Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); not historic (basement) Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Concrete with metal edge Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Metal; concrete Areaway Paving Material: Concrete

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Red brick and stone, repointed, patched; chimney with metal pipe clay-tile coping; chain-link fence on roof; segmental-arched windows, some reconfigured; fire balcony with ladder; stone wall with clay coping

South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Stone, parged at basement; brick, repointed, patched; clay tile coping; segmental arched windows with brick lintels and stone sills; windows replaced, one reconfigured, one infilled with metal plate; bulkhead on roof; fire escapes; wires, cables, conduits and junction boxes

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Non-historic window grilles altered for air conditioners; some basement windows infilled; pipe; lights and cameras with conduits; house number in light court