Every Building on Fifth

70 Fifth Avenue

An early skyscraper by Charles Alonzo Rich, formerly of the prolific residential architectural firm of Lamb & Rich, 70 Fifth Avenue was built for publisher George A. Plimpton as the Educational Building in 1912.  Home to numerous distinguished charity and social work organizations, its tenant roster once included the NAACP. Only three bays wide on… Continue reading

An invitation to THE (UN)FAIR

On behalf of our “Room at the Top” cohost and colleague Jennifer Wallace of nAscent Art New York, we are pleased to invite you to join us this week for one of the season’s most cutting-edge art events. THE(UN)FAIR, a free curated art exhibit with visual art, live performances, and free Ben & Jerry’s ice… Continue reading

68 Fifth Avenue

Dwarfed by its more recent neighbors, this townhouse preserves original Italianate details on its uppermost three floors. 68 Fifth Avenue is now part of The New School’s Sheila C. Johnson Design Center.

Faces on Fifth: Dr. Radhika Subramaniam of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center

In this installment of Faces on Fifth, our ongoing series of profiles of the people behind Fifth Avenue’s businesses, institutions and buildings we speak to Dr. Radhika Subramaniam, the Director & Chief Curator of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Located at 66 Fifth Avenue opposite the New School’s eye-catching new University Center at 65… Continue reading

The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue

Now part of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, the original building at 66 Fifth Avenue has been attributed to theater architect Thomas W. Lamb, who also designed the apartment house at 51 Fifth; if it was not a retrofitting of an older building, 66 Fifth was a highly unusual exterior design for Lamb, more… Continue reading