340 West 86th Street, AKA 340-346 West 86th Street
340 West 86th Street, AKA 340-346 West 86th Street
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Date:Â 1908-1909
NB Number:Â NB 506-1908
Type: Â Apartment Building
Architect: Â Neville & Bagge
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â Harry Schiff
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Beaux-Arts
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick and Stone
Stories:Â 12
Structure:Â Â Significant Architectural Features: Two story rusticated stone base with high stone water table; two story three bay central main entrance with segmental arched entrance and tripartite window groupings at second story, with spandrel panels featuring cartouches and a diamond motif; the bays are divided by channeled pilasters and paired scrolled brackets that support a stone balconette and stone cornice that runs the width of the building at the third story sill level; the facade is arranged by a tripartite design featuring central bay with elaborate terra cotta enframements and spandrel panels divided by large cartouches at the fourth story; outer bays feature paired windows with terra cotta lintels and bracketed sills; fourth story outer bay windows feature bracketed stone balconettes; this feature is repeated at the11th story center bay windows; bracketed pilasters divide each bay at the 12th story with arched tympanum at each window followed by a blind arcade that runs the width of the building; stone cornice;Â Special Windows: Segmental arched windows at the second and tenth stories
Building Notes: Historic lot 53, now condominium lots 1001-1070.
Site Features: Recessed areaway surrounded by stone hip-wall
North Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Replaced Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Stone Areaway Paving Material: Concrete West Facade: Not designed (historic) 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 with sidelights and segmental arched transom; windows replaced; canvas and metal awing at entrance runs to the curb.
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