45 West 81st Street: Excelsior Hotel

45 West 81st Street

Date: 1922

NB Number: NB 364-1922

Type:  Apartment Hotel

Architect:  Sugarman & Hess

Developer/Owner/Builder: 41-49 West 81st Street Corp.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Upper West Side-Central Park Historical District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Neo-Moorish with Spanish Renaissance elements

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 15

Window Type/Material: One-over-one double-hung/Wood; Paired one-over-one double-hung/Wood

Structure: Steel frame construction; fireproof

Historic District: Upper West Side - Central Park West HD

Site formerly occupied by: Four rowhouses