The Corinthian (Manhattan)
The Corinthian is a 57-story apartment building that was New York City's largest apartment building when it opened in 1988.
The Corinthian | |
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The Corinthian in September 2019 | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Mixed use, predominately apartment building |
Location | 330 E 38th Street[1] Manhattan, New York City |
Coordinates | 40.746485°N 73.972557°W |
Construction started | 1985 |
Completed | 1989[1] |
Opening | 1988 |
Management | Rose Terra Associates |
Height | |
Roof | 186 m (610 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 57 |
Floor area | 863 units |
Lifts/elevators | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Der Scutt |
Developer | Bernard Spitzer |
Structural engineer | Fischer & Redlien, P.C. |
Main contractor | Kreisler Borg Florman |
Design
It was designed by Der Scutt, design architect, and John Schimenti.[1] Its fluted towers with bay windows are unusual compared to the traditional boxy shape of buildings in the city, and it bears a resemblance to Marina City and Lake Point Tower in Chicago. The building incorporates a portion of the former East Side Airline Terminal designed by John B. Peterkin and opened in 1953.[2][3]
Facts
At 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) it is the largest project of Bernard Spitzer.[2] It occupies a full city block between First Avenue and Tunnel Entrance Street and between East 37th and 38th Streets, and overlooks the Manhattan entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. It has 863 apartments, 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of commercial space on the first through third floors, a 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) garage and setback roof deck.
At the entrance to the building is a cascading, semicircular waterfall fountain and an Aristides Demetrios bronze sculpture, "Peirene." Its lobby is 90 feet (27 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) high.
References
- Notes
- White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., pp.219-220
- Bagli, Charles V. (August 21, 2005). "Developers Find Newest Frontier on the East Side". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- Schwab, Armand Jr. (July 18, 1954). "Seven-Month-Old Air Terminal Doing Good Job for Just About Everyone". The New York Times. p. X15. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
External links
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