The building is noted for its curved facade, unusual among New York City buildings, and impressive marble lobby.[2] Across 116th Street, The Colosseum faces The Paterno, another building with a similar curved facade. The New York Times has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York."[3] The unusual curved facades are the result of an 1897 plan to make the land between Claremont Avenue and Riverside Drive into a public park in order to give veterans' parades a large park adjacent to Grant's Tomb as a terminus. The street was redesigned to enter the proposed park in a gracious curve, but the city never appropriated funds to buy the land.[3]
The Colosseum was designed by Schwartz & Gross and built by the Paterno Brothers, Charles and Joseph, in 1909-1910. The luxury four-bedroom apartments with sweeping views of the Hudson River rented for $150 to $175 a month.[3]
^. Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^Horsley, Carter. "The Colosseum, 435 Riverside Drive", City Realty. Accessed 26 November 2015.
^ abcGray, Christopher (1999-08-15). "The Colosseum and the Paterno, 116th Street and Riverside Drive; At Curves in the Road, 2 Unusually Shaped Buildings". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^"LOUIS JAMBOR, 69, VERSATILE ARTIST; Portraitist and Mural Painter Who Also, Did Book, Film Work Succumbs Here". The New York Times. 1954-06-12. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
External linksedit
Media related to The Colosseum, 435 Riverside Drive at Wikimedia Commons
November 27, 2023
colosseum, manhattan, colosseum, apartment, building, located, 116th, street, riverside, drive, morningside, heights, manhattan, york, city, colosseumthe, colosseum, 1910, general, informationtyperesidentiallocation435, riverside, drive, morningside, heights, . The Colosseum is an apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive in Morningside Heights Manhattan New York City The ColosseumThe Colosseum in 1910 General informationTypeResidentialLocation435 437 Riverside Drive Morningside Heights Manhattan New York CityCoordinates40 48 32 N 73 57 57 W 40 808780 N 73 965733 W 40 808780 73 965733Completed1910Height132 91 ft 40 51 m Technical detailsFloor count10Design and constructionArchitecture firmSchwartz amp GrossDeveloperPaterno BrothersReferences 1 The building is noted for its curved facade unusual among New York City buildings and impressive marble lobby 2 Across 116th Street The Colosseum faces The Paterno another building with a similar curved facade The New York Times has said that the opposing curves form a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York 3 The unusual curved facades are the result of an 1897 plan to make the land between Claremont Avenue and Riverside Drive into a public park in order to give veterans parades a large park adjacent to Grant s Tomb as a terminus The street was redesigned to enter the proposed park in a gracious curve but the city never appropriated funds to buy the land 3 The Colosseum was designed by Schwartz amp Gross and built by the Paterno Brothers Charles and Joseph in 1909 1910 The luxury four bedroom apartments with sweeping views of the Hudson River rented for 150 to 175 a month 3 Harlan Fiske Stone and Lajos Louis Jambor lived in the Colosseum when it was a private building 4 The Colosseum was later acquired by Columbia University Among the distinguished members of the Columbia faculty who have lived here are David Weiss Halivni and Edward Said References edit The Colosseum Emporis Archived from the original on March 6 2017 Retrieved 6 March 2017 Horsley Carter The Colosseum 435 Riverside Drive City Realty Accessed 26 November 2015 a b c Gray Christopher 1999 08 15 The Colosseum and the Paterno 116th Street and Riverside Drive At Curves in the Road 2 Unusually Shaped Buildings The New York Times Retrieved 2009 09 05 LOUIS JAMBOR 69 VERSATILE ARTIST Portraitist and Mural Painter Who Also Did Book Film Work Succumbs Here The New York Times 1954 06 12 Retrieved 2020 02 22 External links edit nbsp Media related to The Colosseum 435 Riverside Drive at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Colosseum Manhattan amp oldid 1120242210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
