317-321 West 87th Street

317-321 West 87th Street

Date: 1926-27

NB Number: NB 624-1926

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Margon and Glaser

Developer/Owner/Builder: Montreux Realty Corporation

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive- West End Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Neo-Renaissance

Primary Facade:   brown brick and Limestone

Stories: 9

Window Type/Material: Eight bays of single windows grouped into four pairs. Ninth-story window pairs are joined by common sills; other windows have separate sills.

Structure: This facade is composed of three horizontal divisions — a base, a midsection, and a top. The two-story base is striated with recessed brick courses and rests on a low water table. The entrance occurs at the second bay from the west. It has wood and glass double doors with twelve panes each. The doorway is surrounded by a simple classically-inspired stone enframement and light fixtures flank the doorway. A metal balcony rail rests on the flat pediment in front of second-story windows. A metal service door is located at the far west. Windows at the base are joined by simple double-height stone surrounds with recessed incised spandrel panels. The five-story midsection is separated from the base and the two-story top by stone string courses. The two top stories have shields in the spandrels. A simple stone cornice with dentils caps the facade. Eastern Elevation: The eastern elevation is partially visible from West 87th Street. The brick of the main facade returns for one window bay; the remainder is faced in beige brick. String courses are flush with the wall surface within the brown brick area. This elevation has one visible bay of windows. Western Elevation: The western elevation is partially visible from West 87th Street. It is similar to the eastern elevation, with two bays of windows visible.

Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD

Alterations: All windows have new one-over-one double-hung metal sash replacing windows which were probably multi-paned. The base trim is painted beige. A canvas canopy is placed over the doorway. This site was previously occupied by three rowhouses.

Selected Reference: New York City Department of Taxes Photograph Collection, Municipal Archives and Record Collection, E1296.