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'''One Fifth Avenue''' is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of [[Greenwich Village]]. It was designed by [[Harvey Wiley Corbett]] of the firm Helme & Corbett.<ref name="nytimes" />
'''One Fifth Avenue''' is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of [[Greenwich Village]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], United States. It was designed by [[Harvey Wiley Corbett]] of the firm Helme & Corbett.<ref name="nytimes" />


In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of [[8th Street and St. Mark's Place|8th Street]] and [[Fifth Avenue]] from Sailors' Snug Harbor.<ref name="nytimes" /> Construction began in 1926,<ref name="emporis" /> and the building opened in 1927 as an [[apartment hotel]] with 2- and 3-room units.<ref name="nytimes" /> When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23" /> called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety88-1927-10/page/n105/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|p=42|title=Greenwich Village|date=October 12, 1927|first=Lew|last=Ney}}</ref> and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23" />
In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of [[8th Street and St. Mark's Place|8th Street]] and [[Fifth Avenue]] from Sailors' Snug Harbor.<ref name="nytimes" /> Construction began in 1926,<ref name="emporis" /> and the building opened in 1927 as an [[apartment hotel]] with 2- and 3-room units.<ref name="nytimes" /> When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23" /> called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety88-1927-10/page/n105/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=42|title=Greenwich Village|date=October 12, 1927|first=Lew|last=Ney}}</ref> and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23" />


It was converted to a co-op in 1976,<ref name="nytimes" /> and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/realestate/features/70935/|date=January 26, 2011|title=Life Swap: What If You Left New York?|first=S. Jhoanna|last=Robledo|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref>
It was converted to a co-op in 1976,<ref name="nytimes" /> and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/realestate/features/70935/|date=January 26, 2011|title=Life Swap: What If You Left New York?|first=S. Jhoanna|last=Robledo|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref>


== Architecture ==
== Architecture ==
The architectural style has been described as [[Art Deco]]<ref name="nash">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/manhattanskyscra00nash_0/page/48/|title=Manhattan Skyscrapers|first=Eric Peter|last=Nash|p=49|date=1999|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-181-9}}</ref> and [[Modern architecture|modern]],<ref name="nash" /> and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",<ref name="nytimes" /> although ''[[The New York Times]]'' assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else."<ref name="nytimes" /> The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|title=Streetscapes: 1 Fifth Avenue; A Good Joke Not Well Retold|last=Gray|first=Christopher|author-link=Christopher Gray|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|location=New York, N.Y.|date=4 Oct 1992|page=A.7|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/04/realestate/streetscapes-1-fifth-avenue-a-good-joke-not-well-retold.html}}</ref>
The architectural style has been described as [[Art Deco]]<ref name="nash">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/manhattanskyscra00nash_0/page/48/|title=Manhattan Skyscrapers|first=Eric Peter|last=Nash|page=49|date=1999|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-181-9}}</ref> and [[Modern architecture|modern]],<ref name="nash" /> and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",<ref name="nytimes" /> although ''[[The New York Times]]'' assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else."<ref name="nytimes" /> The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Gray (architectural historian) |date=4 Oct 1992 |title=Streetscapes: 1 Fifth Avenue; A Good Joke Not Well Retold |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/04/realestate/streetscapes-1-fifth-avenue-a-good-joke-not-well-retold.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=A.7}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[James Burrows]], co-creator of the hit television show ''[[Cheers]]''<ref name="Nast 2022">{{Cite magazine |last=Duncan |first=Michelle |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Why One Fifth Avenue Is Still One of NYC's Most Star-Studded and Desirable Buildings |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/one-fifth-avenue-nyc-star-studded-desirable-building |website=[[Architectural Digest]]}}</ref>
* [[Tim Burton]], director<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]], actress<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Brian De Palma]], director<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Jessica Lange]], actress<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], actress (during the 1990s)<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Brad Pitt]], actor (during the 1990s)<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Keith Richards]], member of [[The Rolling Stones]]<ref name="Nast 2022"/>
* [[Patti Smith]], singer (during the 1980s)<ref name="Nast 2022"/>


== In popular culture ==
== In popular culture ==
* The building appears in the painting ''Behind the Square'' by [[Niles Spencer]].<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/nilesspencer00spen/page/n23/|title=Niles Spencer|publisher=Whitney Museum of American Art|date=1990|page=23|oclc=501475021}}</ref>
* The building appears in the painting ''Behind the Square'' by [[Niles Spencer]].<ref name="nilesspencer00spen-23">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/nilesspencer00spen/page/n23/|title=Niles Spencer|publisher=Whitney Museum of American Art|date=1990|page=23|oclc=501475021}}</ref>
* The now-closed One Fifth Restaurant was a location of [[Woody Allen]]'s 1989 ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' and in the 1978 [[Jill Clayburgh]] film [[An Unmarried Woman]].
* The now-closed One Fifth Restaurant was a location of [[Woody Allen]]'s 1989 ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' and in the 1978 [[Jill Clayburgh]] film ''[[An Unmarried Woman]]''.
* Writer [[Candace Bushnell]]'s 2008 novel ''[[One Fifth Avenue]]'' is named for and set at the building.
* Writer [[Candace Bushnell]]'s 2008 novel ''[[One Fifth Avenue (novel)|One Fifth Avenue]]'' is named for and set at the building.
* The sign indicating its address is found by the other girls from Miss Hannigan's orphanage in the 1982 film ''[[Annie (1982 film)|Annie]]'' while they are searching for 987 Fifth Avenue.


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|New York City|Architecture}}
* {{Portal inline|New York City}}
* {{Portal inline|Architecture}}
* [[List of former hotels in Manhattan]]
* [[List of former hotels in Manhattan]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Commonscat-inline|One Fifth Avenue (building)|One Fifth Avenue}}
* {{Commons category-inline|One Fifth Avenue (building)|One Fifth Avenue}}


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Latest revision as of 11:43, 2 January 2025

For the novel by Candace Bushnell, see One Fifth Avenue (novel).

One Fifth Avenue
The building, as seen from Washington Square Park in 2019
Map
General information
Architectural styleArt Deco, modernism
LocationGreenwich Village, Manhattan
Address1 Fifth Avenue
Town or cityNew York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′55″N 73°59′47″W / 40.732062°N 73.996293°W / 40.732062; -73.996293
Groundbreaking1926
Completed1927
Height353 feet (108 m)
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harvey Wiley Corbett
Architecture firmHelme & Corbett
References
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One Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It was designed by Harvey Wiley Corbett of the firm Helme & Corbett.[1]

In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor.[1] Construction began in 1926,[2] and the building opened in 1927 as an apartment hotel with 2- and 3-room units.[1] When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,[4] called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"[5] and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".[4]

It was converted to a co-op in 1976,[1] and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."[6]

Architecture

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The architectural style has been described as Art Deco[3] and modern,[3] and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",[1] although The New York Times assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else."[1] The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.[1]

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Gray, Christopher (October 4, 1992). "Streetscapes: 1 Fifth Avenue; A Good Joke Not Well Retold". The New York Times. p. A.7.
  2. ^ a b "One Fifth Avenue". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Nash, Eric Peter (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-56898-181-9.
  4. ^ a b c Niles Spencer. Whitney Museum of American Art. 1990. p. 23. OCLC 501475021.
  5. ^ Ney, Lew (October 12, 1927). "Greenwich Village". Variety. p. 42.
  6. ^ Robledo, S. Jhoanna (January 26, 2011). "Life Swap: What If You Left New York?". New York.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Duncan, Michelle (October 6, 2022). "Why One Fifth Avenue Is Still One of NYC's Most Star-Studded and Desirable Buildings". Architectural Digest.
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