870 Fifth Avenue
Posted on August 22, 2016 by — No Comments
An understated late Art Moderne design, 870 Fifth Avenue was designed by William I. Hohauser and completed in 1949. While not up to the lively architectural standard of the architect’s many hotels in Miami, 870 Fifth Avenue fills out the street-wall nicely and is a good neighbor overall.
307 Fifth Avenue
Posted on May 4, 2015 by — No Comments
307 Fifth Avenue is an ample slice of Art Deco replete with low-relief decoration suggestive of the better-known Chanin Building at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. The building was designed by William I. Hohauser, the celebrated theater architect. Of the 19 movie houses he designed in the tri-state area, only three remain open, including the… Continue reading