One Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
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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.[1]
| One Fifth Avenue | |
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The building, as seen from Washington Square Park in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of the One Fifth Avenue area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, modernism |
| Location | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 1 Fifth Avenue, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.732062°N 73.996293°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1926 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | |
| Height | 353 feet (108 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Harvey Wiley Corbett |
| Architecture firm | Helme & Corbett |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor.[1] Construction began in 1926,[2] and the building opened in 1927 as an apartment hotel with 2- and 3-room units.[1] When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,[4] called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"[5] and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".[4]
It was converted to a co-op in 1976,[1] and is "one of the Village's most desirable co-ops."[6]
Architecture
The architectural style has been described as Art Deco[3] and modern,[3] and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",[1] although The New York Times assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else."[1] The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.[1]
Notable residents
- James Burrows, co-creator of the hit television show Cheers[7]
- Tim Burton, director[7]
- Helena Bonham Carter, actress[7]
- Brian De Palma, director[7]
- Jessica Lange, actress[7]
- Gwyneth Paltrow, actress (during the 1990s)[7]
- Brad Pitt, actor (during the 1990s)[7]
- Keith Richards, member of The Rolling Stones[7]
- Patti Smith, singer (during the 1980s)[7]
- Gracie Abrams, singer (2025)[citation needed]
In popular culture
- The building appears in the painting Behind the Square by Niles Spencer.[4]
- The now-closed One Fifth Restaurant was a location of Woody Allen's 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors and in the 1978 Jill Clayburgh film An Unmarried Woman.
- Writer Candace Bushnell's 2008 novel One Fifth Avenue is named for and set at the building.
- The sign indicating its address is found by the other girls from Miss Hannigan's orphanage in the 1982 film Annie while they are searching for 987 Fifth Avenue.
