18 East 50th Street

Building in Manhattan, New York March 2021 18 East 50th Street Hampton Shops Building, New York Health & Racquet Club Building Hampton_Shops_Building_18_East_50th_Street.jpg Seen from the north 1915 1916 Manhattan, New York yes 40 45 28.3 N 73 58 34.2 W region:US-NY inline,title 11 Rouse & Goldstone and Joseph L. Steinam Neo-Gothic or Perpendicular Gothic Bing & Bing yes NYCL 2576 November 22, 2016 18 East 50th Street, also known as the Hampton Shops Building and the New York Health & Racquet Club Building, is an office building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Located on the south side of 50th Street, on the middle of the block between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, it was designed by William Lawrence Rouse, Lafayette Anthony Goldstone, and Joseph L. Steinam. 18 East 50th Street is designed in the Neo-Gothic style, sometimes referred to as the Perpendicular Gothic style. The style was chosen because it complemented the St. Patrick's Cathedral complex across the street. The 11-story building has a facade of grey terracotta that resembles granite. The building has no setbacks, as it was built before zoning ordinances required them. The Hampton Shops, founded in the early 1860s as the Grand Rapids Furniture Company, sold traditionally-styled furniture. The building site was leased in 1914 and the store at 18 East 50th Street was constructed from June 1915 to March 1916. Hampton Shops subsequently acquired the lease before going bankrupt in 1938. The building was then divided up and leased to art and design businesses. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 18 East 50th Street as an official landmark in 2016.Postal 2016 . 1 Site 18 East 50th Street is in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, on the south side of 50th Street between Fifth Avenue to the west and Madison Avenue to the east. The land lot covers 5,640 ft2 with a frontage of 56.4 ft along 50th Street and a depth of 100 ft.18 East 50 Street, 10022 https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1285/59#17.89/40.757854/-73.975444 live March 20, 2020 New York City Department of City Planning https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1285/59 August 9, 2021 October 10, 1914 Furniture House to Build https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_054&page=ldpd_7031148_054_00000579&no=1 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 94 613 columbia.edu 2430 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_054&page=ldpd_7031148_054_00000579&no=1 live Nearby buildings include 623 Fifth Avenue (containing Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store) to the west; St. Patrick's Cathedral to the north; 444 Madison Avenue to the east; and Tower 49 to the south. In addition, the Lotte New York Palace Hotel and Villard Houses are less than a block east, while Rockefeller Center is less than a block west. Before the building was developed, the site contained a pair of houses rising three and five stories. These buildings were purchased in the 1880s by Andrew Jeffries Garvey, who was affiliated with William M. Tweed, the one-time leader of the Tammany Hall political ring.Postal 2016 . 4January 11, 1914 Remarkable Lease in Perpetuity Near Fifth Avenue en-US 74 The New York Times limited https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/01/11/100080981.pdf March 29, 2021 0362-4331 July 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210711090903/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/01/11/100080981.pdf live In 1893, Garvey leased the site for twenty years to Arthur H. Cutler of the Cutler School, at a rate of $8,500 per year, with options to renew the property indefinitely.April 8, 1922 Choice Leasehold Bought https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_069&page=ldpd_7031148_069_00000395&no=2 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 109 433 columbia.edu 14 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181547/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_069&page=ldpd_7031148_069_00000395&no=2 live The Cutlers conveyed the lease to residential developer W. W. and T. M. Hall in 1906. When Garvey died, his daughter Helena assumed ownership of the ground.https://books.google.com/books?id=g8Z0RvGPM8EC Case on Appeal Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department 1902 904–912 June 24, 2021 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164441/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Supreme_Court_Appellate_Division_First_D/g8Z0RvGPM8EC live Architecture 18 East 50th Street was designed by William Lawrence Rouse and Lafayette Anthony Goldstone of the firm Rouse & Goldstone, along with Joseph L. Steinam.Postal 2016 . 5February 13, 1915 New Building for Hampton Shops https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_055&page=ldpd_7031148_055_00000537&no=1 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 95 269 columbia.edu 2448 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_055&page=ldpd_7031148_055_00000537&no=1 live Completed in 1916, the building was designed in what was characterized by the Real Estate Record as the "Perpendicular Gothic" style.March 18, 1916 Hampton Shop in New Quarters https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_057&page=ldpd_7031148_057_00000404&no=1 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 97 424 columbia.edu 2505 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181553/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_057&page=ldpd_7031148_057_00000404&no=1 live The building is 11 stories tall,Postal 2016 . 2 or 12 including a mezzanine at the base, and contains a roof 133.94 ft tall.New York Health & Racquet Club Building https://www.emporis.com/buildings/116272/new-york-health-racquet-club-building-new-york-city-ny-usa March 30, 2021 Emporis August 9, 2021 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/116272/new-york-health-racquet-club-building-new-york-city-ny-usa The design was intended to "harmonize well with the surroundings", particularly with St. Patrick's Cathedral. The building has no setbacks because it was designed just before the 1916 Zoning Resolution, which would have required such setbacks, was passed. At the time of its completion, the Hampton Shops Building was described as "interesting" in the Real Estate Record, as well as a "perfect example of pure Renaissance design" in the New-York Tribune. The building was also praised by the architect Aymar Embury III as a "very lovely piece" of Gothic design.Embury Aymar III November 1916 From Twenty-Third Street up https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858033649116&view=1up&seq=649 The Brickbuilder 25 283 HathiTrust March 30, 2021 June 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602230235/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858033649116&view=1up&seq=649 live Writing for The New York Times in 1920, Helen Bullitt Lowry said the building "out-Goths the very Goths in its efforts to exploit 'the period' quality in its business".Lowry Helen Bullitt August 15, 1920 Art's New Job of Salesmanship; Art's New Job en-US 42 The New York Times limited http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/15/102886588.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 July 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210711090914/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/15/102886588.pdfLowry mistakenly identified the building as being on West 50th Street. Facade The facade is made of terracotta interspersed with random ashlar in varying colors.March 19, 1916 Harmonizes With St. Patrick's Cathedral: Building of Hampton Shops of Perpendicular Gothic 29 New-York Tribune newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74674659/harmonizes-with-st-patricks/ March 29, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74674659/harmonizes-with-st-patricks/ live The only facade visible to the public, on 50th Street, is divided horizontally into three sections, with double-height arcades (sometimes characterized as loggias) at the base and top. The loggia at the base consists of three pointed arches, flanked by a service entrance on the far left and an office entrance on the far right. The arches have been modified with storefront windows but retain Hampton Shops company insignia. The 50th Street facade had wrought iron work and stained glass windows, which resembled an entrance into a medieval castle.March 16, 1916 Hampton Shops in Gothic Home: Furniture Concern Now in Building Opposite the Cathedral 13 New-York Tribune newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74675218/hampton-shops-in-gothic-home-furniture/ March 29, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181543/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74675218/hampton-shops-in-gothic-home-furniture/ live At the ground story, the facade was also designed with a cathedral window on the southern side.August 1, 1915 Design of Loft Facing Cathedral: Building Now Being Erected to Have Many Architectural Features 35 New-York Tribune newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74672172/design-of-loft-facing-cathedral/ March 29, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74672172/design-of-loft-facing-cathedral/ live thumb|Detail of the second story A flagpole hangs from the top of the arcade and two more from the top of the second story (the floor directly above the arcade). The intermediate stories on 50th Street are treated as subdivided vertically into three bays, each with a pair of windows. The windows on each different story are separated by spandrels with Gothic tracery. The top story has round pointed arches as well as finials. At the time of the building's completion, the side facades were visible from the nearby avenues and contained store advertisements. According to Embury, the side facade was "agreeable in itself, of balanced character", with a design complementing the main facade. The east facade was obscured with the construction of 444 Madison Avenue in 1931, while the west facade was blocked by 623 Fifth Avenue, completed in 1990.Postal 2016 . 7 Small portions of the western and eastern facades remain visible at the top. Features Inside the first story was a foyer with administrative office and elevators. The hall was 25 ft tall and lit by suspended chandeliers, surrounded by a mezzanine gallery on three sides. The other stories contained eleven galleries. The seventh story was particularly ornate with decorated dining and living rooms for what the New-York Tribune described as "the suggestive exhibition of period furniture". 2016, the lowest four stories are used by the New York Health & Racquet Club while the other stories are used as office space. History The Grand Rapids Furniture Company was established in 1861.June 4, 1938 Hampton Shops Stock To Be Sold at Auction: Firm Recently Reorganized Under Bankruptcy Act 14 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1250592654 Its founder Henry Mannes named the company for Grand Rapids, Michigan, a furniture manufacturing hub at the time. By 1914, the company was publicly known as the Hampton Shops Company in order to distinguish it from other firms associated with Grand Rapids. The firm retained "Grand Rapids Furniture Company" as its corporate name.1914 Publicity for the Store https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433072162831&view=1up&seq=404 The Grand Rapids Furniture Record 29 390 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433072162831&view=1up&seq=404 live Grand Rapids Furniture had a store at 34–36 West 32nd Street in Manhattan, where it used both the Hampton Shops and Grand Rapids names during the early 20th century. Showrooms In October 1914, the Grand Rapids Furniture Company acquired the leasehold on 18 and 20 East 50th Street from the Halls.October 3, 1914 Furniture Concern Buys Leasehold https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_054&page=ldpd_7031148_054_00000522&no=7 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 94 550 columbia.edu 2429 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_054&page=ldpd_7031148_054_00000522&no=7 live Initially, the Real Estate Record and Guide reported the existing houses would be converted into showrooms. The following week, the Real Estate Record reported that the company would construct a new structure for its own use. Rouse, Goldstone, and Steinam filed plans with the New York City Department of Buildings in February 1915,February 6, 1915 Plans Filed for New Construction Work https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vollist=1&vol=ldpd_7031148_055&page=ldpd_7031148_055_00000506 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 95 232 columbia.edu 2447 March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181547/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vollist=1&vol=ldpd_7031148_055&page=ldpd_7031148_055_00000506 live and Bing and Bing Construction was hired as the general contractor. Work began that June and was substantially completed by January 1916. According to the media, the building was occupied by the middle of March 1916. With the completion of the Hampton Shops Building on 50th Street, the old 32nd Street building continued to be associated with the Grand Rapids Furniture Company. A 1918 advertisement for the Hampton Shops in the New-York Tribune described the building as a "Gothic temple of art" which displayed European antique furniture.April 7, 1918 The Story of Hampton Shops 56 New-York Tribune newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74719008/the-story-of-hampton-shops/ March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74719008/the-story-of-hampton-shops/ live During the Hampton Shops Building's usage as a showroom, it was used for events such as a 16th-century Spanish art exhibition,October 29, 1925 Rare Spanish Art Shown In 16th Century Exhibit: Collection Notable for Number and Richness of Articles 25 The New York Herald, New York Tribune 1112848619 as well as home-furnishing seminars. The Hampton Shops Company acquired the ground lease from Helena B. Garvey Hayden in 1922. Mutual Life Insurance placed a loan of $300,000 on the building.March 30, 1922 Hampton Shops, Inc., Buys Its Home Site 20 New-York Tribune newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74679177/hampton-shops-inc-buys-its-home-site/ March 29, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74679177/hampton-shops-inc-buys-its-home-site/ liveMarch 30, 1922 Grand Opera House Property Resold; Frederick Brown Disposes of Famous Structure After Six Weeks Ownership en-US 35 The New York Times limited http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/03/30/99005007.pdf live March 29, 2021 0362-4331 July 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210711090925/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/03/30/99005007.pdf The building was resold to Eben C. Gould in 1927.June 19, 1926 John Sherman Hoyt Buys Sutton Place South Suite 26 The New York Times 0362-4331 103811914June 19, 1926 Eben C. Gould Acquires Tall 50th Street Building 21 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1112561476 After the building was remodeled in 1937, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle characterized the building as selling "furniture at all prices", with entire floors dedicated to selling furniture from France, England, and the U.S.December 18, 1937 Hampton Shops Are Remodeled 5 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74719354/hampton-shops-are-remodeled/ March 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181545/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74719354/hampton-shops-are-remodeled/ live Hampton Shops reorganized in mid-1938 after filing for bankruptcy. The stock of the company was liquidated starting in December 1938 and continuing for twelve weeks.December 4, 1938 Print Collection to Be Auctioned; Etchings and Engravings by Old and Modern Masters to Be Dispersed This Week en-US D4 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/12/04/404891711.pdf live March 29, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164508/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/12/04/404891711.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Later tenancy thumb|Looking up at the building's 50th Street facade, with the Swiss Bank Tower at right After Hampton Shops' bankruptcy, 18 East 50th Street was remodeled in 1940January 24, 1940 Real Estate News in City and Suburbs: Mose Goodman Buys West Side Apartment Site Builder Will Erect 6-Story House on 71st St. Plot; Other Sales Reported Remodeled Building 35 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1242943229 and leased to art and design businesses. The storefront was leased to a fur clothing store,June 4, 1940 Midtown Zone Reports Brisk Call for Space: Ira Hodes, Manufacturer's Agent, Takes Large Unit in East 41st Street 39 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1250291249 while the upper floors contained tenants such as a dress companyFebruary 20, 1941 Real Estate News in the City and Suburbs: Edison Concern Rents Quarters In East 40th St. Ediplione, Battery, Cement Group to Move in April; Doughnut Corp. Leases 33 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1263460653 and a photography studio.April 3, 1940 Don Spencer Co. Rents Offices On Madison Av.: Football Program Agency Expands Space; Chicago Photographer Takes Floor 37 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1259679361 The building was owned by 18 East 50th Street Inc. until 1945, when it was sold to air conditioning manufacturer Carrier Corporation, which opened a New York City branch office there.August 7, 1945 The Carrier Corp. Buys in E. 50th St.: Air-conditioning Concern Gets Eleven-story Building for Its New York Offices en-US 33 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/08/07/88274480.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164444/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/08/07/88274480.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=falseAugust 4, 1945 Carrier Corp. Buying Realty In East 50th St: Deal Pending for 11-Story Office Building Facing St. Patricks Cathedral 20 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1313567789 The Costume Museum rented space at 18 East 50th Street in 1943,1943-05-25 Costume Art Moves; Rents Floor in 18 East 50th St. – Other Business Leases en-US The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/05/25/87418877.pdf 36 2021-05-18 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164433/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/05/25/87418877.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false liveMay 25, 1943 Museum of Costume Art Rents 50th Street Space 32 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1267851006 though it was subsequently combined with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and moved to the Met's building in early 1946.April 1, 1946 Costume Institute Moving en-US 19 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/04/01/93065667.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164434/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1946/04/01/93065667.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false The Carrier Company sold the building in November 1947 to Webb & Knapp,November 16, 1947 Carrier Corp. to Sell Building D3 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1269974277 and the building was resold a month later to the Drake America Corporation, which initially intended to use the space as offices.December 17, 1947 Syndicate Buys Office Building In East 50th St: Forsyth Concern Acquires 11-Story Structure From Drake America Corp. 17 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1318064457December 17, 1947 Syndicate Buys Office Building In East 50th St: Forsyth Concern Acquires 11-Story Structure From Drake America Corp. 53 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 108009978 Drake America ultimately resold the building to British firm A. M. Corporation for investment the following year.November 5, 1948 Syndicate Buys Office Building In East 50th St: Forsyth Concern Acquires 11-Story Structure From Drake America Corp. 31 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1327451623November 5, 1948 Investor Acquires East Side Building; Buys 50th St. Offices From British Exporters – Other Deals in Manhattan en-US 44 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/11/05/101520430.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164441/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/11/05/101520430.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false The building continued to be used as showrooms and galleries. John Gerald opened a home-furniture showroom in 1949,May 5, 1949 Showroom Is Opened to Help Decorators en-US 33 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/05/05/84211642.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164443/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/05/05/84211642.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false and an Italian decor showroom opened in 1954.Pepis Betty October 5, 1954 New Collection of Italian Furniture Relies On a Lavish Use of Surface Ornamentation en-US 30 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/10/05/96499538.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164443/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/10/05/96499538.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Some restrictions were placed on the operation of 18 East 50th Street, likely because the building was close to St. Patrick's Cathedral. A certificate of occupancy, issued by the Department of Buildings in September 1951, said that the windows could only display "paintings, statuary, and tapestries"; signs could not be projected from the facade; loading was forbidden from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and the building could not open on Sundays.Postal 2016 . 6 During the 1960s, the building contained the Savoy Art and Auctions Galleries.Gardner Arron https://books.google.com/books?id=spowAQAAIAAJ Gardner's Guide to Antiques and Art Buying in New York City Bobbs-Merrill 1969 178 May 3, 2021 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://books.google.com/books?id=spowAQAAIAAJ live 18 East 50th Street also contained industrial and office tenants, including the National Advertising Service,November 18, 1959 Floor Is Leased at 18 E. 50th St.; Advertising Concern Takes Executive Office Space – Other Rental Deals en-US 69 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/11/18/81515897.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164448/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/11/18/81515897.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false the executive offices of television studio Filmways,Stengren Bernard September 17, 1961 TV Commercial Shop; Filmways Uses Large Staff to Produce Variety of Advertising Messages en-US X21 The New York Times subscription http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/09/17/118051433.pdf live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 May 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220507164525/http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/09/17/118051433.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false and George Nelson & Company Industrial Design. Another tenant during this time was Bill Castleberry, president of Zebra Associates, the largest advertising agency owned by Black Americans until its bankruptcy in 1976.May 15, 1976 Joan Murray Cited in Assault Charges en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/15/archives/joan-murray-cited-in-assault-charges.html live March 29, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/15/archives/joan-murray-cited-in-assault-charges.html At one point, the building also served as headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York's school system,Oser Alan S. March 1, 1978 About Real Estate Former Army Induction Center to Become a Health Club en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/01/archives/about-real-estate-former-army-induction-center-to-become-a-health.html March 30, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181542/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/01/archives/about-real-estate-former-army-induction-center-to-become-a-health.html live as well as a sales office for a property on Roosevelt Island.Horsley Carter B. May 25, 1977 About Real Estate en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/25/archives/about-real-estate-a-form-of-residential-rehabilitation-for-new-york.html March 30, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/25/archives/about-real-estate-a-form-of-residential-rehabilitation-for-new-york.html live 18 East 50th Street was sold in 1977 to Pamela Equities, subsequently known as Pan-Am Equities, which operated the New York Health & Racquet Club. Part of the interior was then converted into space for the club, while the facade was renovated with new glass storefronts and an awning.February 6, 1977 When Things Get This Bad You Have to Laugh en-US The New York Times subscription https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/06/archives/when-things-get-this-bad-you-have-to-laugh.html March 30, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181548/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/06/archives/when-things-get-this-bad-you-have-to-laugh.html live The building became known alternately as the New York Health & Racquet Club Building. Its subsequent occupants included office tenants such as the Foreign Press CenterRipp Alan January 5, 1983 Something Quite Different at Lunchtime en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/05/style/something-quite-different-at-lunchtime.html live March 30, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181546/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/05/style/something-quite-different-at-lunchtime.html and Sports Orthopedic and Athletic Rehabilitation.Deutsch Claudia H. November 21, 1993 Commercial Property: The Doctor's Office; As Costs Soar, the Solo Practice Starts to Fade en-US The New York Times limited https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/realestate/commercial-property-doctor-s-office-costs-soar-solo-practice-starts-fade.html March 30, 2021 0362-4331 August 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809181544/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/realestate/commercial-property-doctor-s-office-costs-soar-solo-practice-starts-fade.html live In mid-2016, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) proposed protecting twelve buildings in East Midtown, including 18 East 50th Street, in advance of proposed changes to the area's zoning.Hurowitz Noah May 10, 2016 12 Midtown East Buildings Are Up for Landmark Consideration, City Says https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160510/midtown-east/12-midtown-east-buildings-are-up-for-landmark-consideration-city-says March 30, 2021 DNAinfo New York November 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108185138/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160510/midtown-east/12-midtown-east-buildings-are-up-for-landmark-consideration-city-says/ On November 22, 2016, the LPC designated 18 East 50th Street and ten other nearby buildings as city landmarks.Warerkar Tanay November 22, 2016 11 historic Midtown East buildings landmarked in one fell swoop https://ny.curbed.com/2016/11/22/13716490/midtown-east-landmark-pershing-square-rezoning dead https://web.archive.org/web/20191018142622/https://ny.curbed.com/2016/11/22/13716490/midtown-east-landmark-pershing-square-rezoning October 18, 2019 October 18, 2019 Curbed NY See also Architecture New York City Gothic Revival architecture in New York List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets References Notes Citations Sources Postal Matthew November 22, 2016 Hampton Shops Building http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2580.pdf New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission External links Category:1916 establishments in New York City Category:1910s architecture in the United States Category:Gothic Revival architecture in New York City Category:Midtown Manhattan Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan Category:Office buildings completed in 1916 Category:Office buildings in Manhattan