David V. Griffin’s article on 292 Madison Avenue Featured on Honest Buildings’ Blog
Landmark Branding is pleased to announce the second in an ongoing series of articles by David V. Griffin for Honest Building’s Community blog. Here Griffin speaks with John Monaco, partner at Herald Square Properties, the asset managers for 292 Madison Avenue, regarding the Marciano International Group’s renovation of the classic Pre-War Midtown East structure, shown… Continue reading
105 Fifth Avenue, the Folio Building
A handsomely detailed 11-story building with terracotta trim, the Folio Building at 105 Fifth Avenue is another work by the prolific Robert Maynicke, here working in a sober-sided but gracious Beaux Arts mode. The aptly-named building is the original location of the Barnes & Noble chain of bookstores; the largest retail bookseller in the US,… Continue reading
Real Estate Weekly Features Post by Landmark Branding Founder & CEO David V. Griffin
We are pleased to announce the appearance of an article by Landmark Branding Founder & CEO David V. Griffin in the May 28th issue of Real Estate Weekly! The article reports on a recent Crain’s New York Business panel titled “Is Landmarking Out of Control?” Panelists included Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy;… Continue reading
103 Fifth Avenue, The Pierrepont Building
A highly refined and decorated design, the narrow Pierrepont Building at 103 Fifth Avenue is another design from the talented eclectic architect Louis Korn that demonstrates the influence of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition and the growing popularization of the French Beaux Arts style. The mode is handled in a sophisticated fashion, with a great… Continue reading
The Schuyler & Stuyvesant Buildings, 102 & 104 Fifth Avenue
The Schuyler Building at 102 Fifth Avenue and the Stuyvesant Building at 104 Fifth Avenue represent a rather incoherent building history with no less than three architects involved: John Woolley, Charles Hess, and Albert S. Gottlieb, the last of whom designed the Knickerbocker Building across the street. Like that structure, these twinned behemoths are massive… Continue reading