1014 Fifth Avenue
Posted on January 4, 2017 by — No Comments
The former home of the Goethe Institute (now relocated to Irving Place), 1014 Fifth Avenue was once part of a pair of speculative houses designed by Welch, Smith & Provot. In contrast to their design for the Duke-Semans Mansion, the firm produced a reserved façade for 1014 Fifth Avenue…which more recent arrivals have left looking… Continue reading
1009 Fifth Avenue
Posted on December 30, 2016 by — No Comments
Fifth Avenue’s most aggressive surviving mansion, 1009 Fifth Avenue was built as one of a quartet of similar homes (the two others that also fronted Fifth were removed for the construction of 1001 Fifth Avenue). A frankly speculative project, the heaping of details by architects Welch, Smith & Provot strain against the boundaries of good… Continue reading