Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Goldfinger’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.
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LOCATION
Address: 1158 5th Avenue #16A PHA
City: New York
State: New York
Zip Code: 10029
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Residential
Status: Built
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1977
Site Area:
Floor Area: 4 beds, 4 baths; 2,685 ft² (249.4 m²)
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Michael H. Steinhardt (1940-) and Judy (Abrams) Steinhardt (1942-)
Architect: Myron Goldfinger (1933-2023)
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Steinhardt Residence
The project scope is to design a penthouse residence for Michael H. Steinhardt (1940-) and Judy (Abrams) Steinhardt (1942-). The residence is located in an existing landmarked prewar 15-story coop building originally built in 1924. Designed by C. Howard Crane and Kenneth Franzheim in the French Renaissance-style, the building sits atop a 3-story limestone base and is clad in tan brick with wrought iron and limestone detailing. Michael Steinhardt is one of the world’s largest ancient art collectors.
In January, 2018 a court order is issued that the apartment has stolen art in it including a ‘Sardinian Marble Female Idol of the Ozieri Culture’ and a ‘Roman Frescoed Panel of a Mythological Scene’ known as the ‘Ercolano Fresco'.’ A warrant is issued to enter the apartment to look for the property.
On January 05, 2018 investigators raid Steinhardt’s office and residence on Friday afternoon, carrying off several ancient works that prosecutors say were looted from Greece and Italy. Investigators seize at least nine pieces from his private collection at the residence. Among the pieces seized on Friday from Mr. Steinhardt was a Greek white-ground attic lekythos — or oil vessel — from the fifth century B.C., depicting a funeral scene with the figures of a woman and a youth, according to the search warrant. It is worth at least $380,000.
Also seized were Proto-Corinthian figures from the seventh century B.C., depicting an owl and a duck, together worth about $250,000. The other pieces included an Apulian terra-cotta flask in the shape of an African head from the fourth century B.C.; an Ionian sculpture of a ram’s head from the sixth century; and an attic aryballos, a vessel for oil or perfume, from the early fifth century. The objects were all bought in the last 12 years for a total cost of $1.1 million, according to the warrants.
In 2019 Michael Steinhardt files a lawsuit against the property owner, Howard Zimmerman Architects PC, Bay Restoration Corporation and Douglas Elliman Property Management to restrain the defendants from entering the residence and drilling holes into their terrace in connection with the repair of the facade of the building. Michael Steinhardt provides a list of some of the art he and his wife possess, and claims that they are "irreplaceable" and would be a "great loss, not just to [him] personally, but to the art world in general." While they agree that the fa<;ade restoration project must be done, the proposed drilling of holes into their terrace will cause permanent structural damage which will severely compromise the waterproof membrane. Works by Picasso and other prominent artists are at risk and per the affidavits of their experts, there exist safer, easier, cheaper, and better methods for anchoring the scaffolds.
In December 2021, the Manhattan D.A.’s Office concludes a multi-year, multi-national criminal investigation into Michael Steinhardt, seizing 180 stolen antiquities valued at $70 million and imposing a first-of-its-kind lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities.
On December 20, 2021 Michael Steinhardt sells the residence for $11,400,000 to Gregory Gordon Olafson and Marina Olafson. Brown Harris Stevens is the broker.
On January 18, 2022 two art objects seized from Steinhardt’s art collection - “The Gold Bowl” and “The Ivory Plaque” - are returned during a repatriation ceremony attended by Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, Fareed Yasseen, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge Erik Rosenblatt.
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Sells Carnegie Hill Penthouse for $11.4M.” The Real Deal, 11 Feb. 2022.
James C. McKinley Jr. “Looted Antiques Seized From Billionaire’s Home, Prosecutors Say.” The New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018.
“Michael Steinhardt’s Exile From the World of Antiquities.” New York Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023.
Myron Goldfinger. Myron Goldfinger, Architect. Artium Books, 1992.