514 Cathedral Parkway

514 Cathedral Parkway

Date: 1911

NB Number: 103-1911

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Schwartz & Gross

Developer/Owner/Builder: Paterno Constructing Co.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Morningside Heights Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Arts and Crafts

Primary Facade:   Brick

Stories: 12

Historic District: Morningside Heights HD

Material(s): Brick; stone

Status: Contributing

History, Significance and Notable Characteristics : This U-shaped Arts and Crafts style apartment building, designed in 1911 by the firm of Schwartz & Gross for the Paterno Constructing Co., was one of the many apartment buildings constructed in Morningside Heights as a result of the opening of the IRT subway in 1904. The discrete decoration of the tripartite facade includes a stone base with keyed window surrounds, brick laid in Flemish bond offset by geometric-patterned brickwork piers and bands, and inset bay windows. The bay windows also appear on the building’s south facade. Built as a rental building, 514 Cathedral Parkway is now a condominium (condo lots 1301-1399).

Site : Diamond plate hatches, one with extension into the bulkhead

Street Sidewalk / Curb Materials: Concrete sidewalk and curb with metal edge

References: Office of the Register, New York County, Deeds and Conveyances, 2055011101969001 (January 12, 2005).

Alterations: Cathedral Parkway Facade: Brick repointed, patched and cleaned; windows replaced; door replaced; canopy; lights; remote utility meters; leaders; grilles at first story and basement; siamese standpipe; signage; pipe and conduits through basement window East Facade (partially visible): Brick parged and patched; vents; fence on roof; windows replaced.
South Facade (partially visible): Brick parged; windows replaced
Roof: Bulkhead painted; water tank; non-historic fence