The Virginia

790 Grand Conc | also 792 Grand Concourse | Concourse Village | built 1926

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1926
The Virginia rises as the twin of the Franz Sigel, sharing a fountain courtyard
Franz Sigel Park Apartments, Inc. built the Virginia in 1926 together with the Franz Sigel to its south; Jacob M. Felson designed both, and they were filed under a single building permit. The six-story Renaissance Revival building has limestone trim, Mission-style pediments and an entrance portico inscribed with its name. The courtyard between the pair holds planting beds, paved walks and masonry fountains.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1926
Promoters offer the Virginia "city convenience with country charm"
Sales brochures issued when the Virginia and the Franz Sigel were built promised tenants "city convenience with country charm." The same brochures called the buildings "a bit of Park Avenue transplanted to the Bronx."
“…real estate brochures from the time of construction tout the buildings as "a bit of Park Avenue transplanted to the Bronx," built to provide "city convenience with country charm…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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