One Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)

One Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of Greenwich Village. It was designed by Harvey Wiley Corbett of the firm Helme & Corbett.[1]

One Fifth Avenue
The building, as seen from Washington Square Park in 2019
General information
Architectural styleArt Deco, modernism
LocationGreenwich Village, Manhattan
Address1 Fifth Avenue
Town or cityNew York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.732062°N 73.996293°W / 40.732062; -73.996293
Groundbreaking1926
Completed1927
Height353 feet (108 m)
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harvey Wiley Corbett
Architecture firmHelme & Corbett
References
[1][2][3]

In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor.[1] Construction began in 1926,[2] and the building opened in 1927 as an apartment hotel with 2- and 3-room units.[1] When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,[4] called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"[5] and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".[4]

It was converted to a co-op in 1976,[1] and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."[6]

Architecture

The architectural style has been described as Art Deco[3] and modern,[3] and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",[1] although The New York Times assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else."[1] The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.[1]

See also

References

  1. Gray, Christopher (October 4, 1992). "Streetscapes: 1 Fifth Avenue; A Good Joke Not Well Retold". New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. A.7.
  2. "One Fifth Avenue". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. Nash, Eric Peter (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-56898-181-9.
  4. Niles Spencer. Whitney Museum of American Art. 1990. p. 23. OCLC 501475021.
  5. Ney, Lew (October 12, 1927). "Greenwich Village". Variety. p. 42.
  6. Robledo, S. Jhoanna (January 26, 2011). "Life Swap: What If You Left New York?". New York.
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