A Look at the Court-Livingston
This week the Streetscapes lens is trained on the high-rise co-op at 66 Court Street, which is usually referred to nowadays as 75 Livingston. The building, which was finished in the late ’20s, used to be called the Court-Livingston, and it was the first—and, as it turned out, only—big project architect Abraham J. Simberg undertook:…
This week the Streetscapes lens is trained on the high-rise co-op at 66 Court Street, which is usually referred to nowadays as 75 Livingston. The building, which was finished in the late ’20s, used to be called the Court-Livingston, and it was the first—and, as it turned out, only—big project architect Abraham J. Simberg undertook: “The Court Street building was a big project for a beginning architect, but Mr. Simberg developed a blocky, faceted neo-Gothic tower that is perfectly credible against the rest of the skyline. The owners began missing tax and mortgage payments in early 1929, however, and by 1932 the building had gone into receivership, according to a 1939 article in The New York Times. And Mr. Simberg? It is unfortunate that just after his big break the stock market crashed. Through the 1930s, he did a series of modest alterations, like many major architects.”
Portrait of a Building as a Young High-Rise [NY Times] GMAP
looks very good. dont know how they will look in real.
Did 66 Court Street (aka y5 Livingston) start life as an apartment building, or was it originally an office building and converted at some point to residential use?
Montrosse, OK
We looked at an apartment in this building when we bought and absolutely loved the feel of the building and the views (23rd fl I think) were stunning. Unfortunately the space was somewhat oddly laid out (huge living room – 2 small bedrooms, 1 of which was very oddly shaped).
Am happy to find out more about the building.
C’mon, Minard, take the plunge, it’s easy.
This photo and the ones in the Times do not do this building justice. It is a masterpiece of terra cotta.
I have beautiful imgages of it. Maybe I should figure out how to use flikr.
Christopher Gray is a must read every week for me. He’s a font of great information.
I love that this building used to have a dining room on the 25th floor. I wonder if there are pictures anywhere?