Skyscraper Style: Notable Art Deco Residences

MAY 14, 2009

New York City's Art Deco-style buildings embody an era and inform modern design.

Art Deco, the well-known international art and design movement of the late 1920s and '30s—which influenced later modern art design movements and informs the design of new buildings even today—shows its elegant presence in a number of easily recognizable and iconic New York City buildings. William Van Alen's Chrysler Building is perhaps the most famous example, visible from anywhere in the city and often a stand-in for the promise and prominence of the city itself.

Deco flourishes can be found on many residential buildings throughout the city as well. One Fifth Avenue, one of the Manhattan's first Art Deco towers, dominates lower Fifth Avenue near Washington Square Park, and was called by The New York Times, "one of the city's most illusionistic statements." The Eldorado at 30 Central Park West, completed in 1931, reveals its futuristic detailing and geometric ornamentation on an elegant, tree-lined Upper-West-Side street. River House on East 52nd Street, also built in 1931, truly embodies the spirit of Hollywood's preoccupation with palatial luxury in the Art Deco days of the Thirties. Master Apartments at 310 Riverside Drive is another important Art Deco landmark residence and one of the most visible landmarks on the Upper West skyline. Find out more about the city's most notable Art Deco residences and more from CityRealty's Top Ten Lists.

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Skyscraper Style: Notable Art Deco Residences

MAY 14, 2009

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