| 535 Park Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′51″N73°58′07″W / 40.76429°N 73.96848°W /40.76429; -73.96848 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Herbert Lucas |
535 Park Avenue is apre-warcooperative apartment building at the northeast corner of61st Street andPark Avenue, in theLenox Hill section of theUpper East Side ofManhattan in New York City.[1] It was constructed in 1910 and was designed by architect Herbert Lucas.[1]
Its architectural design and decoration was described as both Georgian and Colonial style at the time of its completion.[2][1] Herbert Lucas used similar architectural features from 24 Gramercy Park South, a building he designed, including the splayed lintels, simple brick and half-oval balconies.[1]
A characteristic feature of this particular building is the whiteglazed terra-cotta of the two lower floors that contrasts with the red brick from the upper floors.[1] Some critics were offended by this contrast, denouncing the terra-cotta as “cheap finery” and qualifying the building as “Palazzo Spotti.”[1][3]
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The project started when the site at the corner of 61st Street and Park Avenue was acquired in early 1909 by a corporation known as Number 535 Park Avenue.[4] The project was viewed as a step to reimprove the north section ofPark Avenue.[4]
The construction project was unusual at the time in the sense that it was led by a corporation of its future owners instead of being led by a real estate developer.[4] The future owners were organized as a housing cooperative, which was uncommon at the time. Unlike contemporary co-op buildings where most of their units are owned, in early co-op buildings half of its units were being rented by the owners.[1]
Notable residents include American painterLydia Field Emmet[1] andGladys Cromwell.
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