908 West End Avenue

908 West End Avenue

Date: 1924

NB Number: NB 471-1924

Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1876, Lot 61

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Pelham, George F.

Developer/Owner/Builder: 910 West End Avenue Corporation (Victor Cerabone, president)

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Medieval Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 15

Significant Architectural Features: West End Avenue facade divided into two wings by light court; smooth ashlar limestone-clad ground floor with granite watertable; primary entrance located in one-story pavilion in light court, features ogee-arched lintel and molded surround; iron-and-glass double-leaf doors with transom and sidelights; tapestry-brick-clad upper stories feature window openings with stone sills; many historic six-over-six double-hung window sash; limestone beltcourses and terra-cotta balconettes, featuring delicate gothic tracery, below fifth-story windows; angled vertical brick piers, supported on limestone imposts, extend the height of the facade above fifth story; terra-cotta balconettes with gothic tracery below 14th-story windows; brick crenellated brick parapet with limestone coping and delicate Gothic tracery

Alterations: Some windows replaced (historically six-over-six double-hung sash)

West Facade: Designed (historic)
Door(s): Historic primary door; non-historic door below historic multi-paned transom in west 105th street secondary entrance
Windows: Mixed
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories)
Cornice: Original
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite

North Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to West End Avenue facade; secondary entrance with non-historic door below historic multi-paned transom

East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Tapestry brick side wall; regular arrangement of window openings; concrete ramp leads to concrete yard, accessed through possibly historic fence and gate