110-118 Riverside Drive, AKA 329-337 West 83rd Street, 348 West 84th Street

110-118 Riverside Drive, AKA 329-337 West 83rd Street,

348 West 84th Street

Date: 1928-1929

NB Number: NB 356-1928;355-1928

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Gronenberg & Leuchtag

Developer/Owner/Builder: Driveway Realty Corp

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive-West End Historic District Extension I

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 16

Window Type/Material: See structure

Structure:Special Windows: Three arcade round arched windows above entrances.
Decorative Metal Work: Iron security grilles at all windows at basement and first story; possibly
historic glass and iron light fixtures. Significant Architectural Features: U-shaped plan, three facades, prominent angled bays and
granite water table base; a series of cast stone and terra cotta ornament at main facades; two main
entrances with two story cast stone entrance with rope twist details and medallion voussoirs at
arched entrance and second story arcade windows; this feature is repeated on the 83rd and 84th
Street facades, four secondary entrances on the Riverside Drive facade; possibly historic metal and glass
double leaf door with fanlight transom; stone cornice at third story wraps the building;
elaborate terra cotta window enframements at angled corner windows and center bay windows at
fourth and 13th stories; blind arcade and stone cornice at roofline. Site Feature: Gated alleyway

South Facade: Designed (historic)
Door(s): Possibly historic primary door
Windows: Mixed (upper stories); mixed (basement)
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); not historic (basement)
Cornice: Original
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete

Curb Material(s): Stone
Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Gated rear alley
Areaway Paving Material: Concrete

North Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to south facade; possibly historic metal-and-glass double-leaf door with
fanlight transom

West Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: Similar to south facade; four secondary entrances
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick facade; windows with molded stone sills; metal fire escape

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Through-wall air conditioners dot the facade at several stories of facades; security
cameras at both main entrances; non-historic light fixtures at secondary entrances; windows
replaced.

History: Building Notes: 110 and 118 Riverside Drive, built under separate NB numbers, were designed by
same architect for the same owner and read as one building.