175 West 89 Street (Claremont Riding Academy)

Address: 175 West 89 Street
Block: 1220
Lot: 7570
Landmark Status: Yes
Summary of site plan and status
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UPDATE: 4/4/08

Community Board 7/Manhattan approved the modification of previously approved plans for 5th floor penthouse addition. The community board believes that the proposed design is reasonably appropriate to the historic character of the building, and of the historic district.

The Claremont Riding Academy was opened in 1892 as a livery stable and was converted in 1928 to a riding school. It served the neighborhood for many years until it was sold by Paul Novogrod, then-current owner, to the current owners. However, it is landmarked, and cannot be developed.

Claremont Riding Academy closed on April 29, 2007. In a letter to supporters of the Claremont Stables, Council Member Gale Brewer and Borough President Scott Stringer express their hopes that the new owner of the building will help “preserve horseback riding in Central Park.”

Click to read the entire letter.

 

148 West 90 Street, 167 West 89 Street (Stephen Gaynor School/Ballet Hispanico)

Address: 148 West 90 Street (Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues) Entrance for Stephen Gaynor School, 167 West 89 Street (Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues) Entrance for Ballet Hispanico

Block: 1126
Lot: 45
Landmark status: No
Summary of Site Plans and Status
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This site is the new K-8 Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispanico building. It is 12 stories and approximately 37,000 square feet. Steven Gaynor sold the townhouse at 22 West 74 Street (one of 18 mansions built by the Clark family, developers of the Dakota) for $9.1 million in 2006.

The new home of the Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispanico is the last of the West Side Urban Renewal Area (WSURA) sites to be developed. St. Gregory’s Church sold the site to Ballet Hispanico (an original WSURA tenant) and the Stephan Gaynor School, a school for gifted students who don’t meet their academic potential and who may be learning disabled. The school opened in 2006. Council Member Gale A. Brewer supported Ballet Hispanico with city capital funds.

Contact

Verdery Roosevelt
Executive Director
Ballet Hispanico
167 West 89 Street
New York, NY 10024
(T) 212-362-6710

Dr. Scott Gaynor
Head of School
Stephen Gaynor School
148 West 90th Street
New York, NY 10024
sgaynor@stephengaynor.org
(T) 212-787-7070 ext. 101