The Ansonia (Upper West Side residential hotel)

The Ansonia is a large Beaux-Arts residential hotel on Broadway completed in 1904, noted for its ornate façade, mansard rooflines, and extensive floor plan that originally included suites, ballrooms, and commercial spaces. Commissioned by developer William E. D. Stokes, the building’s ground-level and basement spaces have hosted restaurants, performance and music venues, and specialty businesses across the 20th century. The Ansonia remains a distinctive architectural and social landmark on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.