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5 West 63rd Street

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5 West 63rd Street is a 14-story building in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, on 63rd Street near the western edge of Central Park. It is part of the Central Park West Historic District.[1] Completed in 1930 and designed by Dwight James Baum, it is the home of the West Side YMCA.[2] It is constructed in brick, limestone and terra cotta, with a steel frame.[3]

Architectural style
Neo-Romanesque
Location‹See TfM›5 West 63rd Street, New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40.7709390°N 73.98060722°W / 40.7709390; -73.98060722
CurrenttenantsYMCA
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5 West 63rd Street
The building is the dark brown one in this view from the edge of Central Park
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General information
Architectural style
Neo-Romanesque
Location‹See TfM›5 West 63rd Street, New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40.7709390°N 73.98060722°W / 40.7709390; -73.98060722
Current tenantsYMCA
Construction started
1928
Completed
1930 (96 years ago) (1930)
Technical details
Floor count14
Design and construction
ArchitectDwight James Baum
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The site was formerly occupied by seven 5-story brick rowhouses at 3–11 West 63rd Street and 8–12 West 64th Street.[3]

A rendering of the building, released by Baum's office around 1929

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