90 Fifth Avenue
90 Fifth Avenue is a Robert Maynicke design, and is one of his best buildings in the Ladies’ Mile District. Standing on Fifth at the corner of 14th Street, the district’s southern boundary and a major commercial cross-town thoroughfare, it is also one of his most commandingly sited structures. Constructed in 1902, 90 Fifth Avenue… Continue reading
87 Fifth Avenue
87 Fifth Avenue is a design by Robert Maynicke, an architect whose work dominates both the Ladies’ Mile district and the office architecture of the period. Nearly forgotten today, his buildings helped create a template for the modern workspace in early 20th Century America. A handsome but restrained Beaux Arts façade of 1901, 87 Fifth… Continue reading
The Annin Building, 85 Fifth Avenue
The cheerful-looking Annin Building at 85 Fifth Avenue is the work of Louis Korn, whom we first met with his energetically bizarre 12 Fifth Avenue. 85 Fifth is far more sedate in comparison, but still strikes an unexpected note through its use of colorful red brick, which, while common enough south of 14th Street, is a… Continue reading
The Knickerbocker Building, 79-83 Fifth Avenue
A behemoth clad in limestone, brick, and terra cotta, The Knickerbocker Building at 79-83 Fifth Avenue features ornament derived from highly stylized and over-scaled Renaissance and Viennese Secessionist forms. Designed by Albert S. Gottlieb, it was built for Jacob Rothschild, Jr.; it was widely praised in its time for its up-to-the-minute mix of functions, fireproofing… Continue reading
Just Off Fifth: 37 East 12th Street
The renowned Kentshire Galleries has recently sold its spectacular building at 37 East 12th Street in a record-breaking $26 million all-cash transaction through Massey Knakal. A location noted for antiques and bookstores, including the beloved Strand bookstore at the northeast corner of Broadway, East 12th Street is a stretch of some of the best late 19th… Continue reading