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Master Apartments, Art Deco skyscraper in Upper West Side, Manhattan, United States.

The Master Apartments building rises 27 floors at the intersection of Riverside Drive and West 103rd Street with multicolored brick exterior patterns.

Built in 1929, the Master Building was designed by architects Harvey Wiley Corbett and Sugarman & Berger as Manhattan's first structure with corner windows.

The building initially contained the Master Institute of United Arts, established by Nicholas and Helena Roerich for arts education and cultural programs.

The structure contains over 300 residential units, from studios to combined larger apartments, with a full-time concierge and maintenance staff.

The facade displays graduated purple to white brickwork with terracotta ornaments on multiple setback terraces above the fourteenth floor.

Location: Manhattan

Architects: Harvey Wiley Corbett, Sugarman & Berger

Official opening: 1929

Architectural style: Art Deco

Floors above the ground: 27

Part of: Riverside-West End Historic District

Website: https://masterapts.com

GPS coordinates: 40.80040,-73.97105

Latest update: May 10, 2025 23:11

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