Designated November 22, 2016
18 East 41st Street is an early skyscraper with a striking white, beige and blue terra-cotta facade. Completed in 1914, it represents the first phase of commercial development in East Midtown, when various high-rise structures were built in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal. It is an early work by George & Edward Blum, a firm celebrated for designing facades with unique and unusual ornamentation. Twenty-one stories tall, it precedes the 1916 zoning resolution and rises without setbacks.