New York
Architecture Images- Midtown The Osborne |
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architect |
James E. Ware |
location |
205 W57, at Seventh Ave. |
date |
1899 |
style |
Chicago School |
construction |
steel frame, Brownstone facade |
type |
Apartment Building |
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notes |
Midtown West "We
were ambitious in our pricing," admits Terry Herbert, a broker for the
Corcoran Group. They must have been, given the fact that this place took
a month to sell at the height of the market. An understated 1885 Chicago
School building with extravagant ornamentation inside, the Osborne is a
kind of Dakota across the street from Carnegie Hall and hence within
walking distance of midtown offices. But once the buyers, a magazine
publisher and a businessman, saw the three working fireplaces and the
spectacular lobby, they decided the high price was worth it. (The
Osborne has attracted residents such as Bobby Short, though it's a
slightly longer commute to the Café Carlyle, and Leonard Bernstein lived
there for a while.) "Everything clicked," says Herbert, especially when
the couple passed the Osborne's persnickety co-op board. The seller, who
uses a wheelchair, is moving to a newer building that's more
accommodating. |