303 Fifth Avenue
Posted on April 28, 2015 by
— No CommentsAn extravagantly detailed Beaux Arts tower more redolent of Wall Street than Midtown, 303 Fifth Avenue was completed in 1909 to designs by Buchman & Fox and was one of the tallest buildings north of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street. Boasting a splendid copper cornice, the building has been owned by the Bell Family since 2014 – 101 years of continued ownership.
The lower floors and lobby were restored in 2009 and 303 Fifth Avenue looks set for another century as one of the architectural high points – literally – in the district.
The renowned toy store FAO Schwartz was the original ground-floor tenant.