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This extremely handsome building on the south side of Bryant Park at 32 West 40th Street was erected in 1905 as the Engineers' Club and was designed by Whitefield & King. The building, which has 82 apartments, was converted to a co-op in 1983 and renamed The Columns, later renamed Bryant Park Place, and is now an official city landmark. Currently, 1 apartment is for sale.
Bryant Park Place was completed in 1907 as the Engineers' Club, designed by Whitefield & King with Andrew Carnegie paying half of the construction cost. After the club left West 40th Street in 1979, the 12 story building was converted in 1983 into an 82 unit co-op, initially called The Columns before taking its current name.
The building is a New York City landmark with a Georgian and Renaissance Revival façade of limestone and red brick. Giant Corinthian pilasters frame the second and third floors, while columns and a cornice define the upper stories. The preserved interior centers on a grand marble staircase rising through the original stair hall, accompanied by mahogany columns and crystal chandeliers.
The conversion divided former gathering spaces, including the main club room and library, into residences while retaining unusually large central halls. Many apartments have high ceilings, and the building has fireplaces, terraces and balconies. A duplex formed from part of the former ballroom preserves original wood Corinthian columns and a 20 foot ceiling, with its principal spaces below a loft level.
Bryant Park is directly across West 40th Street, with the New York Public Library at the park's eastern edge. The co-op has a 24 hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, resident storage, a mail room and bicycle storage; pets are allowed.
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