1133 Fifth Avenue
Designed by Emery Roth and constructed by Bing & Bing in 1926, 1133 Fifth Avenue sports a dignified water tower disguised as a campanile in the manner of its neighbor to the south at 1125 Fifth.
1130 Fifth Avenue
Possibly the finest Colonial Revival house in New York, Delano & Aldrich’s Willard Straight Mansion at 1130 Fifth Avenue was completed in 1913 and shows the firm at its very best in terms of mixing a classical vocabulary with a fresh sense of scale and juxtaposition. The porthole windows along the uppermost floor are especially… Continue reading
1125 Fifth Avenue
A nicely detailed brick and limestone tower with a water tower enclosure designed to resemble an Italian Campanile, 1125 Fifth Avenue is a handsome addition to the streetscape. The building was completed in 1925 and contains only one apartment per its 16 floors.
1120 Fifth Avenue
A somewhat more lavishly detailed building that 1115 Fifth Avenue to the south, 1120 Fifth Avenue is also by J.E.R. Carpenter and was also finished in 1926.
1115 Fifth Avenue
An attractive 1926 design courtesy J.E.R. Carpenter, 1115 Fifth Avenue is crowned with an unusual not-quite Art Deco glass-walled penthouse.