Photo by Tim McCormick
Once consisting of nine buildings and now only five, the Riverside Apartments at Columbia Place and Joralemon were considered the model of tenemant living when they were built in 1890 by developer Alfred Treadway White using William Field & Son architects. The 280 original apartments were notable for being well-lit and well-ventilated as well for having running toilets, notes Francis Morrone in his Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Like many people, we’ve always admired the perforated metal balconies that grace the facade. Morrone observes that there is also “some lovely patterned brickwork up top,” particularly praising the “fine stepped corbeling above the top-floor arcaded loggias.” How is the building run now? Is it market-rate rentals? Are there many old-timers still living there or have they gotten priced out?
Morrone’s Books [Francis Morrone]