Sylvan Bien (1881–1959) and Harry M. Prince designed The Carlyle (1930) at 35 East 76th Street — the 35-story Art Deco hotel-residence whose signature green-and-gold pyramid crown and integrated cooperative residential program above the hotel floors established the building as among the most distinctive mixed-use trophy buildings on the Upper East Side. The slender tower form and the prominence of the Madison Avenue corner positioning have anchored the building as one of New York's enduring hospitality and residential landmarks; the cooperative apartments continue to trade as one of the city's narrowest tier-one residential markets. Bien's broader portfolio includes substantial Manhattan apartment-house work across the 1920s–1940s, including several other Upper East Side residential commissions; The Carlyle remains his most consequential surviving work.
Buildings designed by Sylvan Bien and Harry M. Prince
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