242 West 56th Street (New York City, New York)
USA /
New Jersey /
West New York /
New York City, New York /
West 56th Street, 242
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ West New York
apartment building, commercial building
5-story residential building originally completed in 1868, but rebuilt with a new facade in 1974. It is clad in red-painted smooth-stucco above a 2-story commercial storefront. The ground floor has wood-framed glass doors and show-windows, and the 2nd floor has a large, plate-glass studio window, with wood paneling around it.
The upper floors have two bays of double-windows. There are vertical, projecting signs mounted at the east end on the 2nd floor, and on the 3rd-4th floors. The facade is topped by a roof parapet with a gable peaking to a flat center. The bottom two floors are occupied by Rong Cheung House restaurant.
The upper floors have two bays of double-windows. There are vertical, projecting signs mounted at the east end on the 2nd floor, and on the 3rd-4th floors. The facade is topped by a roof parapet with a gable peaking to a flat center. The bottom two floors are occupied by Rong Cheung House restaurant.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°45'56"N 73°58'58"W
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- Manhattan Motorcars 1 km
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- Verizon Garage 1.2 km
- New York State Route 9A - Joe DiMaggio (West Side) Highway, 620 1.3 km
- Hearst Tower 0.1 km
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- Columbus Circle 0.3 km
- NYCTA Rail Control Center 0.3 km
- 59th Street – Columbus Circle Subway Station (1,2,A,B,C,D) 0.3 km
- Theatre District 0.7 km
- Midtown (North Central) 0.9 km
- Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) 1 km
- Manhattan 2 km
- Upper West Side 2.4 km