900 West End Avenue
aka 900-906 West End Avenue; 251-259 West 104th Street (900 West End Avenue, 902 West End Avenue, 904 West End Avenue, 906 West End Avenue, 251 West 104th Street, 253 West 104th Street, 255 West 104th Street, 257 West 104th Street, 259 West 104th Street)
900 West End Avenue
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Date:Â 1926
NB Number:Â NB 527-1926
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1876, Lot 1
Type: Â Apartment Building
Architect: Â Felson, J.M.
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â 900 West End Avenue (Arthur S. Baker, president)
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:  Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta
Stories:Â 16
Significant Architectural Features: Tripartite composition with three-story base, 11-story middle section, and two-story capital; rusticated brick base with granite watertable; doubleheight entrance enframement with fluted Corinthian pilasters, entablature with acroterion, and door surround with segmental-arched pediment; window openings throughout building feature stone sills; molded terra-cotta cornice separates base from upper stories; central fourth-story bays feature unified limestone window enframement with cartouche; bracketed stone balconettes with cartouche- and festoon-ornamented railings below eighth-story corner windows, 10th-story central windows, and 15th-story windows; terracotta beltcourses separate middle section from top stories; top stories feature double-height terra-cotta window enframements with cartouche-ornamented spandrels; denticulated cornice and brick parapet
Alterations: Windows replaced
South Facade: Designed (historic, base painted)
Door(s): Replaced primary door; non-historic doors in both west end avenue secondary
Windows: Replaced
Security Grilles: Historic (upper stories)
Cornice: Original
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite
West Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to West 104th Street facade; secondary entrances with non-historic doors
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Buff brick side wall, front section painted; regular arrangement of window openings; sunken concrete yard accessed through historic metal fence and gate