5 West 63rd Street explained

5 West 63rd Street
Architectural Style:	Neo-Romanesque
Current Tenants:	YMCA
Address:	5 West 63rd Street
Location Town:	New York City, New York
Location Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.7709°N -73.9806°W
Start Date:	1928
Floor Count:	14
Architect:	Dwight James Baum

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]

The site was formerly occupied by seven 5-story brick rowhouses at 3–11 West 63rd Street and 8–12 West 64th Street.^[3]

External links

• "Streetscapes/The West Side Y, at 5 West 63rd Street; Urban Scale, and a Suggestion of Italian Hill Town" – The New York Times, June 16, 2002
• The Westside YMCA - 5 West 63rd Street – Dayton in Manhattan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District . New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
2. Web site: Locations . YMCA of Greater New York.
3. Web site: 5 West 63rd Street . Landmark West!.