254 & 256 West 88th Street View of 254 & 256 West 88th Street from north; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 254 & 256 West 88th Street by Tom Miller In 1884 developer Thomas Butler completed a row of seven houses on the rapidly-developing block of West 88th Street between Broadway and West End Avenue. Designed by Nelson M. Whipple, they...
251 Central Park West View of 251 Central Park West from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Rossleigh Court by Tom Miller On August 4, 1906, the Record & Guide noted, “Famous as a thoroughfare of fine apartment houses, Central Park West is seeing in the present more improving work than at any period in its history since the...
2281-2299 Broadway View of 2281-2299 Broadway from south west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive 2281-2299 Broadway by Tom Miller In 1898 developer John O. Baker began construction on a two-story office building designed by William Strom that would engulf the entire Broadway blockfront between 82nd and 83rd Streets. Known as taxpayers, such low-rise...
2672 Broadway View of 2672 Broadway from north west; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Kent by Tom Miller On February 18, 1899, the Real Estate Record & Guide reported on the upcoming auction of the vacant lot at the southeast corner of Broadway (“late Western Boulevard”) and 102nd Street. The article noted, “The...
235 West 103rd Street View of 235 West 103rd Street aka 2701 Broadway from south east; Courtesy NYC Municipal Archive The Friesland by Tom Miller In November 1898 architect David W. King filed plans for a seven-story brick “store and flat” at the northwest corner of the Boulevard (soon to be renamed Broadway) and 103rd Street for the...
