130 West 57th Street

Office building in Manhattan, New York November 2020 130 West 57th Street 130 W57 St 2021 jeh.jpg Commercial 130 West 57th Street Manhattan, New York United States yes 40.76467 -73.97868 dms region:US-NY_type:landmark inline,title 1907 1908 130 West 57 Company 150 ft 15 Pollard and Steinam 130 West 57th Street Corporation William J. Taylor Co-Operative yes NYCL October 19, 1999 2042 130 West 57th Street is an office building on 57th Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was built from 1907 to 1908 and designed by Pollard and Steinam, who also simultaneously designed the neighboring, nearly identical building at 140 West 57th Street. The buildings are among several in Manhattan that were built in the early 20th century as both studio and residences for artists. 130 West 57th Street is fifteen stories tall, with fourteen stories facing 57th Street, as well as a penthouse. The lowest two stories of the primary facade along 57th Street are clad in limestone, while the upper stories are clad in brick. The facade contains both broad and narrow bays with metal-framed studio windows, some of which are double-height. Along 57th Street, there are cornices above the second and fourteenth stories. There were double-height studios on the 57th Street side and smaller residences at the back of the building. 130 West 57th Street was developed upon land owned by artist Robert Vonnoh. Although marketed as artists' studios, 130 West 57th Street was also home to lawyers, stock brokers, teachers, and other professionals. The building was converted into a rental-apartment structure in 1937, and was subsequently converted into an office building during the late 20th century. 130 West 57th Street was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1999. Site 130 West 57th Street is on the southern side of 57th Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, two blocks south of Central Park in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.NYCityMap http://maps.nyc.gov/ March 20, 2020 NYC.gov New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications February 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210219214900/http://maps.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/ live According to the New York City Department of City Planning, the lot measures 80 ft wide along 57th Street and is 100 ft deep.130 West 57 Street, 10019 https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1009/46#17.53/40.764646/-73.9777429 September 8, 2020 New York City Department of City Planning November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127151454/https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/l/lot/1/1009/46#17.53/40.764646/-73.9777429 live The building abuts 140 West 57th Street to the west and the Parker New York hotel to the east. Other nearby buildings include Metropolitan Tower, Russian Tea Room, Carnegie Hall Tower, and Carnegie Hall to the west; the Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing and One57 to the northwest; the Nippon Club Tower and Calvary Baptist Church to the north; 111 West 57th Street to the northeast; and CitySpire, New York City Center, and 125 West 55th Street to the south. 130 and 140 West 57th Street are part of a former artistic hub around a two-block section of West 57th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. The hub had been developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, following the opening of the nearby Carnegie Hall in 1891.November 13, 2001 Steinway Hall http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2100.pdf November 12, 2020 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 6–7 November 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109230241/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2100.pdf live232 Several buildings in the area were constructed as residences for artists and musicians, such as 130 and 140 West 57th Street, the Rodin Studios, and the Osborne, as well as the demolished Sherwood Studios and Rembrandt. In addition, the area contained the headquarters of organizations such as the American Fine Arts Society, the Lotos Club, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.December 16, 2008 Society House of the American Society of Civil Engineers http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2297.pdf New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 2 December 4, 2020 August 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823005513/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2297.pdf live By the 21st century, the artistic hub had largely been replaced with Billionaires' Row, a series of luxury skyscrapers around the southern end of Central Park.Scher Robin 'Round 57th Street: New York's First Gallery District Continues (for Now) to Weather Endless Changes in the Art World ARTnews July 19, 2016 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/round-57th-street-new-yorks-first-gallery-district-continues-for-now-to-weather-endless-changes-in-the-art-world-6685/ June 13, 2024 April 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411174157/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/round-57th-street-new-yorks-first-gallery-district-continues-for-now-to-weather-endless-changes-in-the-art-world-6685/ live The sites occupied by 130 and 140 West 57th Street were historically occupied by brownstone townhouses in the late 19th century.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 2 Architecture 130 West 57th Street was designed by Pollard and Steinam,305Gray Christopher May 9, 1999 Streetscapes /57th Street Between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue; High and Low Notes of a Block With a Musical Bent en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/09/realestate/streetscapes-57th-street-between-avenue-americas-seventh-avenue-high-low-notes.html November 18, 2020 0362-4331 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127115151/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/09/realestate/streetscapes-57th-street-between-avenue-americas-seventh-avenue-high-low-notes.html live130 West 57th Street Studio Building https://www.emporis.com/buildings/135999/130-west-57th-street-studio-building-new-york-city-ny-usa November 18, 2020 Emporis September 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200925142655/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/135999/130-west-57th-street-studio-building-new-york-city-ny-usa usurped who also designed the neighboring studios at 140 West 57th Street.140 West 57th Street Studio Building https://www.emporis.com/buildings/136000/140-west-57th-street-studio-building-new-york-city-ny-usa November 18, 2020 Emporis May 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210512172808/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/136000/140-west-57th-street-studio-building-new-york-city-ny-usa usurped Both structures were constructed simultaneously and were designed nearly identically as studio apartments for artists. 130 West 57th Street is 150 ft tall; the front portion along 57th Street contains 14 stories while the rear portion contains 12 stories.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 1 It is one of a few remaining artists' studio buildings in New York City with distinct living and working spaces for artists.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 8 Facade The main facade overlooking 57th Street consists of five vertical bays, which contain metal windows and are separated by brick piers. The westernmost, center, and easternmost bays are wider, and alternate with two narrower bays. The rear facade is made of brick.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 5 The base is composed of the first and second stories. At the base, the central bay contains a slightly projecting entrance pavilion clad with rusticated and vermiculated limestone blocks. Within this entrance pavilion is an arch with voussoirs flanking a volute above the top of the arch, and a double door approached from a small stoop.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 5–6 A metal and glass canopy, installed in 2000, extends from the entrance into the sidewalk.Gray Christopher June 11, 2000 Streetscapes/130 West 57th Street; A Building and a Family With Intertwined Histories en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/realestate/streetscapes-130-west-57th-street-building-family-with-intertwined-histories.html November 18, 2020 0362-4331 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127161507/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/realestate/streetscapes-130-west-57th-street-building-family-with-intertwined-histories.html live The remainder of the base contains storefronts or store entrances on the first story. The westernmost wide bay contains a double-height display window, while the other second-story bays contain either pairs of sash windows or multi-pane rectangular windows. Atop the second story is a projecting terracotta cornice, which contains a frieze with alternating circles and triglyphs, as well as a pattern of mutules alternating with rosettes or lozenges on the underside of the cornice.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 6 thumb|Close up of facade, showing the center three bays The twelve upper stories are similar in design to each other and contain several types of windows. The windows in the outermost wide bays, and on the third through tenth stories of the center bay, project slightly from the facade and contain trapezoidal frames. The outermost bays contain double-height windows. The windows in the narrow bays, and in the eleventh through fourteenth stories of the center bay, do not project. In all bays, there are geometric olive-painted spandrels between the windows on each story, and the windows have olive mullions. There is another cornice above the fourteenth story, with modillions beneath it. The cornice rests on six large pairs of iron brackets, which are aligned with the tops of the brick piers. Interior The building was designed with 36 studios. Its location on the south side of 57th Street, a major road that was wider than parallel streets, ensured that the interiors would be brightly lit by sunlight from the north, for the benefit of the artists working there. The interiors contained double-height studios, characterized by House Beautiful magazine as "a splendid backdrop for tapestry or painting". The double-height studios were behind the wide bays facing 57th Street, and each contained a living room, kitchen, four bedrooms, and servants' rooms. Behind the narrow bays were studio rooms, some of which could be used as separate apartments. There were smaller apartments in the rear, which contained two bedrooms and a kitchenette. The building had separate elevators for passengers and freight, as well as resident amenities such as a vacuum cleaning facility, a laundry room, a mail chute, dumbwaiters, and telephone service in each residence.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 4–5 130 West 57th Street was altered in 1987 and reclassified as a mid-rise office building with commercial units. According to the Department of City Planning, the building has a gross floor area of 73444 ft2 and has 46 units, of which 10 are zoned for residential use.March 13, 2019 130 West 57th Street – TRD Research https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/property/130-west-57th-street/ November 19, 2020 The Real Deal September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224528/https://therealdeal.com/new-research/topics/property/130-west-57th-street/ live History Cooperative apartment housing in New York City became popular in the late 19th century because of overcrowded housing conditions in the city's dense urban areas.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 3Benson Allan L. July 25, 1909 The Spread of the "Own-your-own-apartment" Idea; Twenty Years Ago New York Saw Its First "Canned Residences" and to-day the Demand for These Homes Has Given Rise to the Building of "Co-operative Apartment Houses" en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1909/07/25/archives/the-spread-of-the-ownyourownapartment-idea-twenty-years-ago-new.html October 26, 2020 0362-4331 October 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030071321/https://www.nytimes.com/1909/07/25/archives/the-spread-of-the-ownyourownapartment-idea-twenty-years-ago-new.html live When 140 West 57th Street was constructed, there were some co-ops in the city that catered specifically to artists, including the Bryant Park Studios and the Carnegie Studios, but these were almost always fully occupied and did not provide adequate space for artists to both live and work. The 67th Street Studios, constructed between 1901 and 1903 at 23–29 West 67th Street in what later became the West 67th Street Artists' Colony near Central Park, were the first artists' cooperatives in the city that were also specifically designed to provide duplex working and living areas for artists. The success of the 67th Street Studios prompted the development of other artists' studios in that area.Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 . 4 Artists' studios thumb|Studio building entrance Robert Vonnoh, an artist residing in one of the 67th Street Studios, bought four brownstone townhouses at 126–132 West 57th Street in early 1907.May 25, 1907 Private Sales Market https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_039&page=ldpd_7031148_039_00001073 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 79 1023 columbia.edu 2045 November 19, 2020 November 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128031947/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_039&page=ldpd_7031148_039_00001073 liveMay 7, 1907 The Building Department; List of Plans Filed for New Structures in Manhattan and Bronx 15 The New York Times 0362-4331 96679577 Ownership of the brownstones was transferred to the 130 West 57th Street Corporation that June.June 22, 1907 Conveyances https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_039&page=ldpd_7031148_039_00001264&no=3 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 79 1214 columbia.edu 2049 November 19, 2020 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224531/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_039&page=ldpd_7031148_039_00001264&no=3 liveJune 19, 1907 The Building Department; List of Plans Filed for New Structures in Manhattan and Bronx 13 The New York Times 0362-4331 96780505 The corporation was operated by president Walter G. Merritt and secretary Payson McL. Merrill. Pollard and Steinam were hired to design a $500,000 apartment house at the site, with seven double-height stories in the front and twelve single-height stories in the rear.July 27, 1907 Latest Improvement for West 57th Street https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000171&no=3 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 80 133 columbia.edu 2054 November 19, 2020 August 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822213215/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000171&no=3 live The architects were also hired for the nearly identical, adjacent development at 140 West 57th Street, developed by the same individuals.September 28, 1907 Pollard & Steinam Plan Another $500,000 Apartment House https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000514&no=2 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 80 476 columbia.edu 2063 November 19, 2020 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127222103/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000514&no=2 live Building permits for 130 West 57th Street were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings in September 1907.September 7, 1907 Projected Buildings https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000402&no=11 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 80 363–364 columbia.edu 2060 November 19, 2020 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224529/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_040&page=ldpd_7031148_040_00000402&no=11 live The construction contract was awarded to William J. Taylor, and funded with a $475,000 loan from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.February 29, 1908 Real Estate notes https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_041&page=ldpd_7031148_041_00000416&no=5 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 81 374 columbia.edu 2085 November 19, 2020 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224528/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_041&page=ldpd_7031148_041_00000416&no=5 live The building was completed in October 1908. Although marketed as artists' studios, 130 West 57th Street was also home to lawyers, stock brokers, teachers, and other professionals. The novelist William Dean Howells lived in the building; his son, architect John Mead Howells, also resided there until 1927.July 31, 1927 Cooperative Owners Add to Their Suites RE1 The New York Times 0362-4331 104104872 William Dean Howells's firm Howells & Stokes designed a basement store one year after the building's completion.July 10, 1909 Manhattan Alterations https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_044&page=ldpd_7031148_044_00000105&no=2 The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 84 63 columbia.edu 2156 November 19, 2020 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127011920/https://rerecord.library.columbia.edu/document.php?vol=ldpd_7031148_044&page=ldpd_7031148_044_00000105&no=2 live Another resident, painter Childe Hassam, sometimes depicted the building's trapezoidal windows in his Impressionist paintings. Marion Wilson, the spouse of Richard Thornton Wilson Jr., also lived at 130 West 57th Street; her late-night parties prompted Hassam and other residents to unsuccessfully file nuisance complaints against her.March 5, 1921 Artists Lose Fight to Stop Mrs. Wilson's 3 A. M. Dances: Sister-in-Law of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Ogden Goelet Is Discharged by Court Despite the Protests of Several Tenants 20 New-York Tribune 576342714 The building's basement store was removed in 1922 and the entrance staircases were recessed as part of a project to widen West 57th Street. The facade otherwise saw few modifications during the 20th century, except for the installation of ground story storefronts. Later use The building was converted to a rental apartment in 1937, and Met Life bought 130 West 57th Street at auction the next year for $300,000.June 25, 1938 14-story Apartment Bought in at Auction; Metropolitan Life Takes Over West 57th Street House en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/25/archives/14story-apartment-bought-in-at-auctionn-metropolitan-life-takes.html November 19, 2020 0362-4331 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224528/https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/25/archives/14story-apartment-bought-in-at-auctionn-metropolitan-life-takes.html liveJune 25, 1938 Insurance Firm Acquires Large Midtown House: Metropolitan Life Takes 14-Story Studio Building in West 57th Street 26 New York Herald Tribune 1257343944 Paul S. Hitlin bought the building in 1945,March 1, 1945 West Side Houses in New Ownership; Apartments Sold on 57th and 110th Streets en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1945/03/01/archives/west-side-houses-in-new-ownership-apartments-sold-on-57th-and-110th.html November 19, 2020 0362-4331 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224526/https://www.nytimes.com/1945/03/01/archives/west-side-houses-in-new-ownership-apartments-sold-on-57th-and-110th.html live and ownership subsequently passed to Abram Jedwabnik.Blumenthal Ralph November 4, 2002 An Artist Who Springs From Many, Well, Writers en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/04/arts/an-artist-who-springs-from-many-well-writers.html November 19, 2020 0362-4331 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127075918/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/04/arts/an-artist-who-springs-from-many-well-writers.html live Upon Abram's death four years later, his brother David, who lived at 130 West 57th Street with his wife and daughter, continued to operate the building. Through the mid-20th century, tenants at 130 West 57th Street included Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, and the studios of Woody Allen's production company. The singer Tony Bennett also lived in the building, on the ninth floor.Silver Dena July 10, 2017 Tony Bennett's Former Apartment Has Been Turned Into a Menswear Haven https://observer.com/2017/07/tony-bennett-huntsman-savile-row-tailors/ November 18, 2020 Observer November 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126123929/https://observer.com/2017/07/tony-bennett-huntsman-savile-row-tailors/ live During the 1970s, the ground-floor retail space housed a restaurant called the Irish Pavilion, named after a pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair.Cummings Judith March 16, 1979 Celebrating St. Patrick—and His Cathedral en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/16/archives/celebrating-st-patrick-and-his-cathedral-a-great-day-for-the-irish.html November 19, 2020 0362-4331 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224526/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/16/archives/celebrating-st-patrick-and-his-cathedral-a-great-day-for-the-irish.html live David Jedwabnik's daughter Mira Van Doren, along with her son Daniel, started managing the building in the 1980s, and renovated the hallways and mosaic tiles in the 1990s. Planet Hollywood opened a location at 140 West 57th Street's base in 1991,September 6, 1991 Concierges: Baedekers In the Flesh; How to Get in Touch With the Highly Recommended en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/06/arts/concierges-baedekers-flesh-get-touch-with-highly-recommended.html November 19, 2020 0362-4331 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127190425/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/06/arts/concierges-baedekers-flesh-get-touch-with-highly-recommended.html live and the Motown Cafe and Planet Hollywood's Merch Shop occupied the storefronts at 130 and 140 West 57th Street. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated 130 West 57th Street as an official city landmark on October 19, 1999. The building was largely used by office tenants by 2000, when there were only seven residential tenants in 55 total units. The Planet Hollywood at the building's base had closed by late 2000, when the restaurant moved to Times Square.All-Star Cafe Fading in Manhattan https://apnews.com/article/4324554e742a6ad1098ff239c551ddb1 2020-11-20 AP NEWS November 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128155027/https://apnews.com/article/4324554e742a6ad1098ff239c551ddb1 live In February 2016, H. Huntsman & Sons opened a location at 130 West 57th Street,Ellwood Mark January 22, 2016 London Atelier Huntsman Heads to NYC en-US Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/london-atelier-huntsman-heads-to-nyc-1453479369 November 18, 2020 0099-9660 September 5, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224525/https://www.wsj.com/articles/london-atelier-huntsman-heads-to-nyc-1453479369 liveMarch 22, 2016 Huntsman Is The First Savile Row Tailor To Open Up In NewYork https://pursuitist.com/huntsman-is-the-first-savile-row-tailor-to-open-up-in-newyork/ November 18, 2020 Pursuitist November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127171927/https://pursuitist.com/huntsman-is-the-first-savile-row-tailor-to-open-up-in-newyork/ live becoming the first tailor from London's Savile Row to open a permanent location in New York.July 13, 2017 Huntsman Brings Its Savile Row Style to a Stateside Audience Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-13/huntsman-brings-its-savile-row-style-to-a-stateside-audience October 7, 2019 April 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190416090858/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-13/huntsman-brings-its-savile-row-style-to-a-stateside-audience live See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets References Citations Sources October 19, 1999 130 West 57th Street Studio Building http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1999---130w57.pdf New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Landmarks Preservation Commission 1999 November 19, 2020 April 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423083747/http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1999---130w57.pdf dead Architecture New York City Category:1908 establishments in New York City Category:1900s architecture in the United States Category:57th Street (Manhattan) Category:Midtown Manhattan Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan Category:Office buildings in Manhattan Category:Residential buildings completed in 1908