Renowned architect Rosario Candela played a major role in shaping the architectural legacy of 20th century New York.
His buildings established new standards of chic urban living for some of New York’s rich and famous.
And some of those buildings are still among the most prized in The Big Apple, nearly a century after they were built.
Renowned architect Rosario Candela played a major role in shaping the architectural legacy of 20th century New York. Candela’s 2 East 70th Street (pictured) is a 14-story apartment house that is one of the most desirable locations in the world with The Frick Collection in the foreground
Candela’s 720 Park Avenue (left) opened in 1928 and has 17 floors and 778 Park Avenue (right) was built in 1930
His buildings established new standards of chic urban living for some of New York’s rich and famous. The dining room of 960 Fifth Avenue, also known as 3 East 77th Street. The apartment building is located on Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of East 77th Street in Manhattan
And some of those buildings still rank among the most prized in The Big Apple, almost a century after they were built. The 740 Park Avenue exterior detail is pictured (left) and the 770 Park Avenue apartment entrance is seen (right)
Candela started his career in the 1920s and went on to make a permanent name for himself when he became the architect of choice for builders of luxury apartments. Elizabeth Arden’s penthouse at 834 Fifth Avenue is pictured on May 23, 1933
Candela, who has some 75 buildings to his credit, was a Sicilian American architect who immigrated to New York in the early 1900s.
He started his career in the 1920s and went on to make a permanent name for himself when he became the architect of choice for builders of luxury apartments.
His first major commission was for an apartment house at West 92nd Street and Broadway in 1922.
A year later, he received his first commission for an East Side apartment at 1105 Park Avenue.
And during the next five years, Candela designed a number of residential buildings on the Upper West Side, primarily on West End Avenue and Riverside Drive.
The distinctive ‘prewar’ streetscapes are also found on Fifth Avenue and Sutton Place in particular.
The distinctive ‘prewar’ streetscapes are also found on Fifth Avenue and Sutton Place in particular. The One Sutton Place South exterior detail is seen in this July 7, 1927, photo
New Yorkers and visitors from all over have a chance to take a look at the icon’s residential architecture at the Museum of the City of New York. Candela’s 740 Park Avenue at 71st Street is seen (left) in 1945 and his building located at 834 Fifth Avenue is seen (right)
This photo shows another angle of Elizabeth Arden’s penthouse terrace at 834 Fifth Avenue on May 23, 1933
Candela (right), who has some 75 buildings to his credit, was a Sicilian American architect who immigrated to New York in the early 1900s. Jesse Isidor Straus’ library is seen (left) at 720 Park Avenue in 1934
Candela designed a number of residential buildings on the Upper West Side, primarily on West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. Hugh Baker’s residence is seen at 843 Fifth Avenue in this 1931 photo
The Museum of the City of New York is currently featuring the Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela exhibit until October 2018. An inside look at Thomas Cochrane’s residence at 856 Fifth Avenue in 1930
New Yorkers and visitors from all over have a chance to take a look at the icon’s residential architecture at the Museum of the City of New York.
The museum is currently featuring the Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela exhibit until October 2018.
According to the museum’s website, the exhibit revisits the setback terraces and neo-Georgian and Art Deco ornament of Candela-designed high-rise apartments.
According to the museum’s website, the exhibit revisits the setback terraces and neo-Georgian and Art Deco ornament of Candela-designed high-rise apartments
Candela’s 834 Fifth Avenue (pictured in 1930) was built in 1929. It is located on Fifth Avenue at the corner of East 64th Street opposite the Central Park Zoo in Central Park
This photo shows the lobby looking toward the interior courtyard of19 East 72nd Street, which was built in 1937
This 1929 photo shows the entrance to 960 Fifth Avenue, a 15-floor luxury apartment
The 740 Park Avenue apartment building was constructed in 1929 on Park Avenue between East 71st and 72nd Streets. It opened in 1930
This 2016 photo shows the porte-cochère of 1 Sutton Place South, which was constructed in 1927
Candela’s 770 and 778 Park Avenue buildings are seen in this 2018 photo. They were built in 1930 and 1931 respectively