927 Fifth Avenue

927 Fifth Avenue
Interactive map of the 927 Fifth Avenue area
General information
TypeCondominium
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Location927 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates40°46′25″N 73°57′58″W / 40.7735°N 73.9660°W / 40.7735; -73.9660
Current tenantsapprox. 12–24 tenants
Construction started1917
Completed1917
Height
Height132.91 feet (40.51 m)
Technical details
Structural systemSkyscraper
Floor count12 (12 apartments)
Design and construction
Architecture firmWarren & Wetmore

927 Fifth Avenue is an upscale residential apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is located on Fifth Avenue at the corner of East 74th Street opposite the Conservatory Water in Central Park. The limestone-clad building was designed by Warren & Wetmore, also known for designing Grand Central Terminal, and completed in 1917 in the Renaissance Revival style.

The building is incorporated as a housing cooperative. It has 12 apartments on 12 floors. Former residents include Paula Zahn and Mary Tyler Moore who moved out in 2005.

The co-op became well-known when Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk that nests on ornamental stonework above a 12th-floor window, was featured in an episode of the PBS series Nature. It later gained international notoriety when the board of the cooperative decided to evict the hawks in December 2004. Protests and widespread negative news coverage led to the restoration of the nest three weeks later.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lueck, Thomas J. (April 1, 2008). "Reprise: The Fifth Avenue Ballad of Pale Male and Lola". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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