340 West 86th Street, AKA 340-346 West 86th Street

340 West 86th Street, AKA 340-346 West 86th Street

Date: 1908-1909

NB Number: NB 506-1908

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Neville & Bagge

Developer/Owner/Builder: Harry Schiff

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Brick and Stone

Stories: 12

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Two story rusticated stone base with high stone water table; two story three bay central main entrance with segmental arched entrance and tripartite window groupings at second story, with spandrel panels featuring cartouches and a diamond motif; the bays are divided by channeled pilasters and paired scrolled brackets that support a stone balconette and stone cornice that runs the width of the building at the third story sill level; the facade is arranged by a tripartite design featuring central bay with elaborate terra cotta enframements and spandrel panels divided by large cartouches at the fourth story; outer bays feature paired windows with terra cotta lintels and bracketed sills; fourth story outer bay windows feature bracketed stone balconettes; this feature is repeated at the11th story center bay windows; bracketed pilasters divide each bay at the 12th story with arched tympanum at each window followed by a blind arcade that runs the width of the building; stone cornice; Special Windows: Segmental arched windows at the second and tenth stories

Building Notes: Historic lot 53, now condominium lots 1001-1070.

Site Features: Recessed areaway surrounded by stone hip-wall

North Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Replaced Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Stone Areaway Paving Material: Concrete West Facade: Not designed (historic) Facade Notes: One-over-one windows with simple stone sills

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Non-historic metal and glass double leaf door with sidelights and segmental arched transom; windows replaced; canvas and metal awing at entrance runs to the curb.