Birchwood Towers

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Address: 66th Road, Yellowstone Boulevard, 66th Avenue and 102nd Street
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Architect:  Samuel Paul and Seymour Jarmul
Year: 1965
Current Status: Extant
Award:  Bronze Plaque for Apartments
Typology:  Apartment Building

These striking towers stand out from the red brick apartment houses in Forest Hills. Instead of the usual, here we get 3 30-story buildings in tan brick with curvilinear baconies stretching across the main facade fronted by blue glass railings. There is also underground parking and an above ground swimming pool surrounded by an eye-catching blue and yellow patterned patio. The buildings were given the names The Bel Air, the Toledo, and The Kyoto with each one having lobbies that originally referenced the buildings name in an over the top decor. An unusual and still elegant response to luxury housing in Forest Hills.