The Corinthian (Manhattan)

The Corinthian
The Corinthian
	The Corinthian in September 2019
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Mixed use, predominately apartment building
Location	330 E 38th Street; Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′47″N 73°58′21″W / 40.746485°N 73.972557°WCoordinates: 40°44′47″N 73°58′21″W / 40.746485°N 73.972557°W
Construction started	1985
Completed	1989
Opening	1988
Management	AKAM
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

The Corinthian is a 57-story apartment building that was New York City's largest apartment building when it opened in 1988.

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.^[4]^[5]

References[]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c 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
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Shaman, Diana (April 29, 1988). "2 Blocks of First Avenue Become a Neighborhood". The New York Times. p. B14. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ Lyons, Richard D. (July 24, 1988). "New Look in Lobbies: Glitzy Eclectic". The New York Times. Sec. 10, p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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[aia4-1] 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

[nyt-2005-08-21-2] Bagli, Charles V. (August 21, 2005). "Developers Find Newest Frontier on the East Side". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[3] 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.

[nyt-1988-04-29-4] Shaman, Diana (April 29, 1988). "2 Blocks of First Avenue Become a Neighborhood". The New York Times. p. B14. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[NYT-1988-07-24-5] Lyons, Richard D. (July 24, 1988). "New Look in Lobbies: Glitzy Eclectic". The New York Times. Sec. 10, p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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