6. The Rivercrest
Another way of dealing with the fire escape was to hide it. One example is The Rivercrest, another apartment house by Schwartz & Gross, with associate architect B.N. Marcus, which recessed the fire escapes to minimize their visibility. They used this same technique at several other buildings throughout Manhattan.
The Rivercrest, completed in 1908, is located at the southwest corner of Fort Washington Avenue and West 160th Street. The name alludes to the site’s location atop a hill near the Hudson River.