Biography
the post-war Manhattan apartment architect whose mid-century luxury residential portfolio includes 605 Park Avenue, 200 East 66th Street, additions to the Hotel Carlyle, and a substantial body of mid-century Upper East Side commissions.
Buildings designed by Sylvan Bien
Cooperative · 1960
11 East 86th Street
11 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
UES
11 East 86th Street
11 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
1960
Cooperative · 1950
The Schwab House
11 Riverside Drive / 285 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
West End Ave
The Schwab House
11 Riverside Drive / 285 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
1950
Cooperative · 1938
3 East 69th Street
3 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
UES
3 East 69th Street
3 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
1938
Cooperative · 1936
320 West 90th Street
320 West 90th Street, New York, NY 10024
UWS
320 West 90th Street
320 West 90th Street, New York, NY 10024
1936
Condominium · 1961
The Elysabeth
35 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Gramercy
The Elysabeth
35 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
1961
Cooperative · 1938
4 East 70th Street
4 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
UES
4 East 70th Street
4 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
1938
Cooperative · 1954
605 Park Avenue
605 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Park Ave
605 Park Avenue
605 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
1954
Park Ave
710 Park Avenue
710 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
1948
Cooperative · 1940
Washington Plaza
73-12 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Washington Plaza
73-12 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
1940
UES
737 Park Avenue
737 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
1940
Cooperative · 1949
860 Fifth Avenue
860 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Fifth Ave
860 Fifth Avenue
860 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065
1949
Fifth Ave
910 Fifth Avenue
910 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
1919
Condop · 1951
923 Fifth Avenue
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Fifth Ave
923 Fifth Avenue
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
1951
Cooperative · 1945
926 Madison Avenue
926 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
UES
926 Madison Avenue
926 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
1945
Cooperative · 1960
Gracie Towers
180 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10128
East End Ave
Gracie Towers
180 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10128
1960
UES
Lenox Manor
176 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075
1957
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