Just Off Fifth: 5 East 91st Street, the James Burden Mansion
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A worthy neighbor to the larger Kahn Mansion at 1 East 91st Street, the James Burden Mansion at 5 East 91st Street has been called “the finest Beaux Arts townhouse in the city” by the New York Landmarks Commission. A sumptuous yet stately 1902-1905 design by Warren & Wetmore, 5 East 91st Street is also… Continue reading
1020 Fifth Avenue
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Called one of the most “sumptuous” apartment residences in the city by The New York Times, 1020 Fifth Avenue was designed by Warren & Wetmore and completed in 1925. Containing only 13 apartments, including 6 duplexes, 1020 Fifth Avenue is one of the district’s most exclusive addresses. An asymmetrical Fifth Avenue façade hints at the… Continue reading
990 Fifth Avenue
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Beautifully detailed and proportioned, 990 Fifth Avenue is another entry in the “stretched townhouse” mode, being only three bays wide on the Fifth Avenue side. It contains only six apartments: five duplexes and a penthouse triplex, all boasting 11-foot ceilings. The architects were Warren & Wetmore working with Rosario Candela; the building was completed in… Continue reading
960 Fifth Avenue
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A handsome edifice co-designed by Warren & Wetmore and Rosario Candela, 960 Fifth Avenue was completed in 1927 and replaced the infamous Clark Mansion, easily the city’s most over-the-top private residence. In place of the mansion’s much-ridiculed Baroque frills, 960 Fifth Avenue’s sedate exterior cloaks a series of apartments noted for their grandeur and individuality… Continue reading
927 Fifth Avenue
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A finely proportioned and detailed building by Warren & Wetmore, 927 Fifth Avenue was designed by Warren & Wetmore in 1917. Containing only twelve apartments, 927 Fifth Avenue has long had a reputation for exclusivity. Dolphins and storks are among the carved limestone elements and the building’s bestiary was long augmented by the presence of… Continue reading