Allerton 39th Street House

The building you are approaching at 145 East 39th Street was designed by architect Arthur Loomis Harmon and opened in 1919 as a club hotel for young, single men. Harmon later gained fame for his work on the Empire State Building, and this structure served as a precursor to his later high-rise designs. It was created to provide a unique blend of hotel services and the social atmosphere of a private club, catering specifically to the middle-class professionals arriving in New York City at the time.