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The Corinthian (New York)
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The Corinthian is a 55-story apartment building that was New York City
's largest apartment building when it opened in 1988. It was designed by Der Scutt
, design architect, and Michael Schimenti. Its fluted towers with bay windows are unusual compared to the traditional boxy shape of buildings in the city, and it bears a resemblance to Marina City
and Lake Point Tower
in Chicago
. The building incorporates a portion of the former East Side Airlines Terminal designed by John B. Peterkin and opened in 1953.
At 1100000 square feet (102,193.3 m²) it is the largest project of Bernard Spitzer
, father of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
. It occupies a full block between First
and Second Avenues
and between East 37th and 38th Streets, and overlooks the Manhattan
entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. It has 846 apartments, 125000 square feet (11,612.9 m²) of commercial space on the first through third floors, a 48000 square feet (4,459.3 m²) garage and roof deck.
At the entrance to the building is a cascading, semicircular waterfall fountain and an Aristides Demetrios
bronze sculpture, "Peirene." Its lobby is 90 feet (27.4 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) high.
New York City
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's largest apartment building when it opened in 1988. It was designed by Der Scutt
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was the architect and designer of major buildings throughout New York City and the United States....
, design architect, and Michael Schimenti. Its fluted towers with bay windows are unusual compared to the traditional boxy shape of buildings in the city, and it bears a resemblance to Marina City
Marina City
Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It lies on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district...
and Lake Point Tower
Lake Point Tower
Lake Point Tower is a high-rise residential building located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan lakefront in downtown Chicago, just north of the Chicago River at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The building incorporates a portion of the former East Side Airlines Terminal designed by John B. Peterkin and opened in 1953.
At 1100000 square feet (102,193.3 m²) it is the largest project of Bernard Spitzer
Bernard Spitzer
Bernard Spitzer is an American real estate developer and philanthropist in New York City who built several landmark buildings around the city including The Corinthian which was the largest individual apartment building in New York City when it was built. Spitzer is father of former New York...
, father of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011...
. It occupies a full block between First
First Avenue (Manhattan)
First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...
and Second Avenues
Second Avenue (Manhattan)
Second Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan extending from Houston Street at its south end to the Harlem River Drive at 128th Street at its north end. A one-way street, vehicular traffic runs only downtown. A bicycle lane in the left hand portion from 55th...
and between East 37th and 38th Streets, and overlooks the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. It has 846 apartments, 125000 square feet (11,612.9 m²) of commercial space on the first through third floors, a 48000 square feet (4,459.3 m²) garage and roof deck.
At the entrance to the building is a cascading, semicircular waterfall fountain and an Aristides Demetrios
Aristides Demetrios
Aristides Burton Demetrios was born and raised in Massachusetts. His father, George Demetrios, was a classical sculptor, trained by Bourdelle, a student of Rodin...
bronze sculpture, "Peirene." Its lobby is 90 feet (27.4 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) high.