53 West 70th Street
Date: 1890-91
NB Number: 1257-1890
Type: Rowhouse
Architect: Buek, Charles & Co.
Developer/Owner/Builder: Charles Buek & Co.
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 2
Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3
Landmark Designation Report: One of two rowhouses in a mirror image configuration
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Brownstone
Stories: 4 with basement
Window Type: One-over-one double-hung/Wood; Arched transoms/Wood
Basement Type: Raised
Structure: Masonry bearing walls
Historic District: Upper West Side - Central Park West HD
Wish List:
Alterations:
Stoop removed; basement entrance created, ornament stripped (1959: Alt 1258-1959 [Source: Alteration Application]; Architect — Frank S. Lindgren; Owners— Samuel Pugatch & Benjamin Hackel)
Cornice removed.
Projecting bay extended and joined with No. 55; facade resurfaced and ground story refaced.