905 West End Avenue

905 West End Avenue

Date: 1916

NB Number: NB 450-1916

Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1891, Lot 7502

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Ajello, Gaetan

Developer/Owner/Builder: The 905 West End Avenue Corporation

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, Limestone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 13

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Significant Architectural Features: Tripartite composition with three-story base, eight-story middle section, and two-story capital; brick-clad facade with limestone and terra-cotta trim; granite and limestone watertable; base features double-height limestone entrance enframement with molded piers supporting entablature with cartouche and festoon ornament; lower story window openings with full terra-cotta enframements, some with bracketed entablatures, some with bracketed sills; denticulated beltcourse above second story with rosettes and fleurs-de-lis; molded beltcourses separate base from upper stories; upper stories feature window openings with soldier-brick lintels and bracketed sills; every other story with recessed spandrels; fifth and 12th stories feature some windows with terra-cotta balconettes and full enframements with segmental-arched pediments  supported by brackets; seventh and ninth stories feature some windows with full terracotta enframements with molded entablatures; molded beltcourse below 12th story

Alterations: Cornice removed; balconette balustraded railings removed; windows replaced (historically one-over-one double-hung sash)

East Facade: Designed (historic)
Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Historic (basement)
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite

South Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to West End Avenue facade; secondary entrance with non-historic door; basement windows with historic iron grilles

North Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Buff brick side wall; regular arrangement of window openings; fire escape; sunken concrete yard accessed through historic iron fence and gate

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Red brick side wall; one bay of window openings