One Fifth Avenue | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Art Deco, modernism |
Location | Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
Address | 1 Fifth Avenue |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°43′55″N 73°59′47″W / 40.732062°N 73.996293°W |
Groundbreaking | 1926 |
Completed | 1927 |
Height | 353 feet (108 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 27 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harvey Wiley Corbett |
Architecture firm | Helme & Corbett |
References | |
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One Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of Greenwich Village. It was designed by Harvey Wiley Corbett of the firm Helme & Corbett. [1]
In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor. [1] Construction began in 1926, [2] and the building opened in 1927 as an apartment hotel with 2- and 3-room units. [1] When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy, [4] called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty" [5] and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones". [4]
It was converted to a co-op in 1976, [1] and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops." [6]
The architectural style has been described as Art Deco [3] and modern, [3] and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast", [1] although The New York Times assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else." [1] The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth. [1]