Chelsea-Elliott Houses II (New York City, New York)

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21-story residential building completed in 1964. Designed by Paul L. Wood & Associates, it is one of the two buildings of the complex, which accommodate over 1,000 residents in 426 apartments. The buildings are L-shaped, oriented in opposite directions, and the facades are clad in brown brick.

The main entrances on both buildings face the park space between them. The upper floors have five bays of double-windows and end bays of single-windows on the south facade. plus another single-window next to the west double-window. The north facade has two middle bays of double-windows and single-window end bays. The north-facing portion of the south wing has three double-windows and a single-window end bay.

The west facade has a recessed central section with four bays of double-windows and a single-window. The south section of the west facade has two double-windows and a single-window at the south end. The north section of the west facade has five double-windows bays, plus a single-window bay at the north end and next to the south double-window.

The east facade has two middle bays of double-windows and single-window end bays at the south wing. There is a recessed middle area with four double-windows, and the north section has five double-window bays, plus a single-window north end bay and another next to the south double-window.

The rooftop has a square mechanical penthouse and a water tower enclosure.