Altair 18

USA / New Jersey / West New York / West 18th Street, 32-36
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150-foot, 12-story Renaissance-revival/Neo-Classical residential building completed in 1908. Designed by Maynicke & Franke as a store-and-loft building, it is faced in buff-colored brick and limestone, with a 3-story base, 7-story midsection, and a 2-story attic. Four rusticated brick piers set on granite bases have stylized classical terra-cotta capitals supporting a terra-cotta cornice with running dog ornament. The three 1st-floor storefronts and the building entrance are recent glass and black aluminum replacements. The 2nd & 3rd floors retain the original tripartite casement windows with iron mullions. The spandrels between the stories of the base are cast-iron with raised oval fretwork set in panels below each window.

The 4th-10th floors are clad in buff-colored brick with three windows per bay. The windows at each bay share a limestone sill and are separated by brick mullions. Panels are recessed into the brick spandrels. Over the 10th floor is a narrow terra-cotta belt course. The 2-story attic is faced in white terra-cotta, and is treated as the terminus of a 3-bay arcade. The piers are embellished with a simple molding and a projecting impost with vertical ornament. The 12th-floor windows fit the shallow segmented arch which caps each bay. Each arch is outlined and has a raised keystone. The 11th-floor windows resemble those in the midsection. The spandrels between the stories have a roundel in each recessed panel and the mullions in each floor have simple raised perimeter moldings. A deep white metal cornice with modillion blocks caps the building.

In 2006, it was renovated and converted to condominiums by Cetra/Ruddy, Inc., with 24 units. The ground floor is occupied by Corepower Yoga, and Allstate Flooring.

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Coordinates:   40°44'20"N   73°59'37"W

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