490 West End Avenue, aka 480-492 West End Avenue; 243-255 West 83rd Street

490 West End Avenue

Date: 1912-1913

NB Number: NB 462-1912

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Neville & Bagge

Developer/Owner/Builder: Charion Construction Company

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, Limestone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 12

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: H-plan building that reads like two buildings; raised limestone base, brick and stone belt course wraps the building; two fluted Doric columns flank main entrance with large windows with iron grille borders, encased by terra cotta enframements with foliate details; stone bracketed balconettes at windows at second floor; denticulated cornice that wraps the building at the fourth story a feature that is repeated at the 11th story; ornate terra cotta plaques adorns corners at third story; stone window enframements at windows at 11th story; bracketed stone cornice at roofline; Decorative Metal Work: Decorative metal canopy over main entrance

Site Features: Corner lot H-plan building that reads like two buildings

West Facade: Designed (historic) Door(s): Altered primary door Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement) Security Grilles: Possibly historic (basement) Roof: Pitched (flat) Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

South Facade: Historic-partially designed-altered; Facade Notes: H-plan building that reads like two buildings; raised limestone base; recessed gated light court with secondary entrances; brick-and-stone belt course wraps the building; stone bracketed balconettes at windows at second story; denticulated cornice that wraps the building at the fourth story a feature that is repeated at the 11th story; ornate terra-cotta plaques adorns corners at third story; stone window enframements at windows at 11th story; topped by bracketed stone cornice at roofline

East Facade: Designed (historic) (partially visible)

Facade Notes: Brick facade; windows with molded stone sills

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Balconettes at the fourth and seventh stories removed; windows replaced throughout; rooftop addition