37-39 Riverside Drive
37 Riverside Drive, 39 Riverside Drive, 332 West 76th StreetNB Number: NB 676-1924
Block: 1185
Lot: 42
Type: Tower
Architect: Schwartz & Gross
Developer/Owner/Builder: 37 Riverside Drive Inc. (Clement S. Crystal, Pres.)
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: West End – Collegiate Historic District
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Neo-Renaissance
Primary Facade: Brick and Limestone
Stories: 15
Elements: Fifteen story rectangular tower; brick with limestone trim and rusticated two-story base; quoins; some remaining original six-over-one wood sash windows (paired at end bays); hooded entry on West 76th Street; bandcourses above fourth and thirteenth stories; hooded windows and decorative panels on fourteenth story, denticulated and modillioned cornice; original grille at basement.
Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD
Alterations: Most windows replaced in a variety of types; parts of base cornice removed for air conditioners.
History: Building replaced three rowhouses, including half of row of four by Lamb & Rich.
References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits and Dockets.