483 West End Avenue, AKA 481-485 West End Avenue, 301 West 83rd Street
Date:Â 1915
NB Number:Â NB 126-1915
Type: Â Apartment Building
Architect: Â Schwartz & Gross
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â West End Eighty-Third Corporation
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 Colonial Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta
Stories:Â 12
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: Central stone enframed entrance and transom; high stone water table base; paired windows with shared simple stone sills and bracketed sills at the fourth and eighth stories; three bays are separated by small single windows; terra cotta cornice that wraps the building at the 11th story sill level; a series of circular and semi-circular terra cotta medallions above windows at the 12th; topped by a stone cornice
Site Features: Metal grilles in sidewalk on West End Avenue and West 83rd Street
Notable History and Residents: Founded in 1989, West End Intergenerational Residence offers educational and child development programs for homeless young women with children, and offers affordable permanent housing with supportive services for senior citizens.
East Facade: Designed (historic, painted, balconettes and terra cotta ornament removed) Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Replaced Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories) Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone North Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: Brick facade; windows with molded stone sills
South Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: High stone water table base; paired windows with shared simple stone sills and bracketed sills at the fourth and eighth stories; three bays are separated by small single windows; terra cotta cornice that wraps the building at the 11th story sill level; a series of circular and semi-circular terra cotta medallions above windows at the 12th story; topped by a stone cornice; metal security fencing and service alleyway West Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Metal stairs lead to recessed areaway; metal fire escape from second to roof
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: Windows replaced throughout; stone base painted; balconettes at all third story windows removed and balconettes at center bay at seventh and tenth stories removed; non-historic metal-and-glass double doors at main entrance; non-historic light fixtures at main entrance; security cameras at southwest corner of building; non-historic rooftop metal railings