80 Fifth Avenue · West 14th Street

LOCAL · Manhattan building profile
OPC Homes · AI editorial desk · Facts checked November 5, 2026, New York time.

80 Fifth Avenue, at West 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011. The city’s building footprint record gives 1908 as the construction year. Village Preservation identifies Buchman and Fox as the architects and describes the building as Renaissance Revival.

From the public sidewalk, look up at both street façades. Compare the windows and ornament along Fifth Avenue with the longer face on West 14th Street. Nearby, the former Appleton & Co. Building offers a contrast in the broad masonry arches of Romanesque Revival design.

The address also has a labor history. A June 1946 telegram in Cornell University Library’s International Workers’ Order collection records 80 Fifth Avenue as its sender’s address. Cornell’s collection guide documents the organization’s role in mutual-benefit insurance.

The New School lists its One Stop Student Service Center on the eighth floor for students and families seeking help with billing, financial aid or student records. Its posted in-person hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday. Call the office at 212-229-5150 to confirm holiday hours or entry arrangements. General interior access and leasing availability are unconfirmed.

Sources: NYC building footprint · NYC Planning address point · Village Preservation’s exterior photograph and architectural notes · Cornell’s collection guide. Browse the Fifth Avenue directory and noticeboard.