334 West 86th Street, AKA 332-338 West 86th Street

334 West 86th Street, AKA 332-338 West 86th Street

Date: 1923-1924

NB Number: NB 626-1923

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Candela, Rosario

Developer/Owner/Builder: 905 West End Avenue 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 Terra Cotta

Stories: 15

Roof Type/Material: Pitched

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: High stone water table; two story base with elaborate brickwork; two story arched entrance with elaborate terra cotta and brickwork enframements featuring chevrons on paired engaged columns and blind arcade with fanlight transom; paired arched window enframements with cartouche at tympanum, a feature that is repeated at the third, 14th, and 15th stories; a cornice runs the width of the building at the third story sills level a feature that is repeated at the 13th story; windows with simple stone sills at most windows; topped by a terra cotta blind arcade and denticulated cornice

Notable History and Residents: Ruth Messinger lived at 334 West 86 in the 1990s, when she was Manhattan Borough President.

North Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door; secondary entrance at first story western end of facade Windows: Replaced Roof: Pitched (possibly historic) Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone East Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: one-over-one windows with simple stone sills

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Non-historic metal and glass double leaf door; facade repointed at several stories; through-wall air conditioners under windows at several stories; canvas and metal awing at entrance runs to the curb