218-220 Fifth Avenue
A highly accomplished work in the Skyscraper Gothic style forged by architects such as Henry Ives Cobb and Cass Gilbert, 218-220 Fifth Avenue was constructed in 1910-1912 as the Croisic Building by architect Frederick C. Browne. The name of the building may be intended as a reference to the commune in the Loire-Atlantique region of… Continue reading
213-231 Fifth Avenue, The Brunswick Building
A block-spanning behemoth, 213-231 Fifth Avenue (also known as 225 Fifth Avenue) began its existence as the Brunswick Building in 1906. The original plan had been to replace the storied Brunswick Hotel, which stood on the site, with a more up-to-date hostelry, but fashionable New York had already moved uptown by the early 20th Century… Continue reading
212-216 Fifth Avenue
Built in 1912-13 and one of the avenue’s overlooked gems, 212-216 Fifth Avenue is a design by the accomplished architectural firm of Schwartz & Gross, whose work on Lower Fifth Avenue includes the apartment buildings at 30 and 35 Fifth Avenue. In place of the Colonial Revival style employed there, 212-216 Fifth Avenue is a… Continue reading
210 Fifth Avenue
A wonderfully opulent Beaux Arts fantasy by John B. Snook & Sons, who also completed the far more prosaic 118 Fifth Avenue to the south, 210 Fifth Avenue is a double-height wedge of Second Empire Paris, replete with scrolls, balconies and cartouches and topped with one of the avenue’s best mansard roofs. Built for a… Continue reading
208 Fifth Avenue
An accomplished Renaissance Revival design from the firm of Berg & Clark, 208 Fifth Avenue was completed in 1894 and was one of the first commercial buildings in the MoMad district. Berg & Clark are perhaps best known for the now-demolished Gillender Building, a striking 1897 skyscraper that stood at Nassau and Wall Street and… Continue reading