Beaux-Arts Apartments

The two towers of the Beaux-Arts Apartments were designed by architect Raymond Hood to function as a compact, continental-style residential colony. When they opened in 1930, they offered a solution to the economic realities of the Great Depression by prioritizing efficiency over sprawling space. The hundreds of studio units were purposefully tiny, measuring just thirteen by twenty-two feet, and featured Murphy beds that folded directly into the walls to save floor area. Residents lived with a level of convenience tailored for city life, including room service delivered from the Cafe Bonaparte located in the building's own courtyard.