21 West Street

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1931
Starrett & van Vleck complete an Art Deco speculative office tower
Built in 1929-1931 as a speculative office development, 21 West Street has setbacks required by the 1916 zoning rules and a polychrome brick facade influenced by Harvey Wiley Corbett's Master Apartments. Starrett & van Vleck gave it wrap-around corner windows, possibly the first on a commercial building in the United States.
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1931
Maritime and shipping firms become early tenants
The building's owners had close ties to the Hudson River maritime industry and sought tenants in shipping and related fields. Early tenants included the Peruvian consulate, Moran Towing and Transportation Company, and the Shepard Steamship Company. The naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox was headquartered there for more than 30 years.
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1997
Rose Associates announces the conversion of the office tower to apartments
In 1997, Rose Associates announced plans to turn 21 West Street into a 293-unit apartment building called Le Rivage. The city designated it a landmark in 1998, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places the next year. Hurricane Sandy damaged the building in 2012, and its apartments were partially renovated in 2014.
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