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This elegant 6-story apartment building at 50 Morningside Drive was erected in 1927 and designed by Schwartz & Gross. Known as La Touraine, it has 24 co-operative apartments and is considered one of the most distinguished buildings near Columbia University. Currently, 1 apartment is for sale.
La Touraine is a six story, 24 unit pre-war co-op at 50 Morningside Drive in Morningside Heights, directly across from Morningside Park and around the corner from Columbia University. Designed by Schwartz & Gross, the building is distinguished by a two story rusticated base, a large cornice, a moat, and arched windows at the fifth floor.
The apartments have the spacious proportions associated with the period, including long entry galleries, separate living and dining rooms, and windowed kitchens. Many retain high ceilings, hardwood floors, French doors, transoms, picture moldings, and other original woodwork, while park facing homes have eastern or southern exposures and views over the trees. Two and three bedroom layouts recur, with den or office space and former maid's rooms allowing some homes to accommodate an additional bedroom.
Building amenities include resident storage, basement laundry facilities, bike storage, and a shared landscaped courtyard or garden. La Touraine is pet friendly, and Morningside Park supplies the immediate setting, with playgrounds, athletic fields, basketball courts, a dog run, and extensive green space across the street. The 1 train stops at 116th Street and Broadway, while the B and C trains stop at 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
La Touraine also has a specific place in presidential history: Dwight D. Eisenhower spent New Year's Day in 1953 at his residence here with his family, according to a contemporaneous New York Times account. Its relationship to Columbia's campus and Morningside Park, combined with its small scale and preserved pre-war character, defines the building.
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