789 West End Avenue

789 West End Avenue

NB Number: NB 295-1915

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Neville & Bagge

Developer/Owner/Builder: 789 West End Avenue, Inc.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 13

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated stone base; two-story fluted pilasters with foliate capitals and carved spandrel panels at second and third and 11th and 12th stories; band course with rosettes, wreathes, fluting and corbels below the 11th story; triple window at 11th story with full surround, brackets and pediment; corner windows at 11th story with eared surrounds, keystones and projecting lintels; shallow modillioned cornice wit decorated frieze; possibly hsitoric railings at secondary entrance

Alterations: Facade heavily repaired and patched; surround of windows above entrance replaced; parapet removed, replaced by metal fence; marquee with mirrors; entrance on south corner reconfigured as window; pipes on roof; remote utility meter; electrical outlet; siamese connection; vent

Building Notes: The building originally had a balcony above the entrance and a balustraded parapet with urns. The balcony may possibly have been removed by the time of the 1939-40 tax photo, the parapet by 1985.

Site Features: Stairs to secondary entrance; pipe; siamese standpipe

East Facade: Designed (historic, painted, patched, repointed, altered)

Door(s): Replaced primary door; possibly historic secondary entrance door

Windows: Replaced

Cornice: Historic

Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete

Curb Material(s): Stone; concrete with metal edge at corner

North Facade: Designed (historic)

Facade Notes: Similar to primary facade; patched; windows replaced at upper stories, mixed windows at basement; grilles mixed, all reinforced with metal mesh; lights with conduits; siamese connection Site: gate at service alley reinforced with barbed wire

South Facade: Partially designed (historic) (partially visible)

Facade Notes: Brick, red at return with stringcourses; yellow brick at rear; patched at lintels, corner, and parapet; windows replaced; conduits; deck with trellis and corrugated fiberglass awning and metal railing at first story; bulkhead, metal platform and water tank on roof

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)

Facade Notes: Yellow brick, patched; fire escapes; terra-cotta sills; non-historic grilles at basement; pipes; lights with conduits; camera Site: concrete-paved service alley; diamond plate ramp