One Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)
| One Fifth Avenue | |
|---|---|
The building, as seen from Washington Square Park in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, modernism |
| Location | Greenwich Village, Manhattan |
| Address | 1 Fifth Avenue |
| Town or city | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′55″N 73°59′47″W / 40.732062°N 73.996293°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1926 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | 353 feet (108 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Harvey Wiley Corbett |
| Architecture firm | Helme & Corbett |
| References | |
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.
In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor. Construction began in 1926, and the building opened in 1927 as an apartment hotel with 2- and 3-room units. When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy, called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty" and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".
It was converted to a co-op in 1976, and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."