“Since 1908, The Belnord has been a prime example of elegant living on the Upper West Side, with numerous architectural elements that we are working to restore and reinforce to last another century,” said Thorsten Kiefer of HFZ Capital Group, the developer behind its renovation.
Though just 12 stories tall, The Belnord, at 225 W. 86th St., is one of New York’s only apartment buildings that takes up a full city block. Among its most unique elements, along with an expansive 22,000-square-foot private courtyard, are the neoclassical frescoes painted on the ceiling over its arched and gated entrance.
“It’s a striking and important manifestation of what a resident or visitor can expect from the rest of the building,” Kiefer said of the ceiling, adding that his firm is “painstakingly restoring” the designs to their original glory.