The Paterno

The Paterno is a Manhattan apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive and also known as 440 Riverside Drive. The building is noted for its curved facade, impressive marble lobby with a stained-glass ceiling, and substantial porte-cochère. Across 116th Street, The Paterno faces the Colosseum, another building with a similar curved facade. The New York Times has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York.[2]

The Paterno
(1910)
Alternative namesPaterno Apartments
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Address440 Riverside Drive
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°48′32.06″N 73°57′54.98″W
Construction started1909
Completed1910
Height144 ft (44 m)
Technical details
Floor count13
Design and construction
Architecture firmSchwartz & Gross
DeveloperPaterno Brothers
References
[1]

The Paterno and Colosseum were both developed by Charles V. Paterno and designed by the architectural firm of Schwartz & Gross.[3]

The Paterno has been featured in the films Enemies, a Love Story in 1966 and Enchanted in 2007.

References
  1. "The Paterno". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. Gray, Christopher (August 15, 1999). "The Colosseum and the Paterno, 116th Street and Riverside Drive; At Curves in the Road, 2 Unusually Shaped Buildings". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. Renner, James (September 2001), "Dr. Charles V. Paterno", Washington Heights & Inwood Online, archived from the original on 2011-09-27, retrieved 2009-12-05
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