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420 West 116th Street

2013-07-01T19:25:31Z

Alinghi:

[[Image:Kings_crown_rh.jpg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

[[Image:420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

'''420 West 116th Street''', sometimes referred to as '''''King's Crown''''', is a mostly-[[law school]]-affiliated apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]]. The building was built in [[1906]] to a design by Naville & Bagge and is located across from [[Wien Hall]]. The ground floor houses [[Deutsches Haus]], which hosts academic, cultural and social events for Columbia's [[German Department|Department of Germanic Languages]].

The building consists of furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments in a small corridor setting, each equipped with basic kitchen facilities. Common laundry facilities are located in the basement. There is also a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref>

In 2010, about eight rooms in the building were made available to incoming transfer students in [[Columbia College|CC]] and [[SEAS]]. Much like [[548 W 113th St]] the year before, it is expected that these spaces might remain part of the undergraduate residence hall system in years to come, due mostly to the increased number of students in [[Columbia College]].

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the King's Crown Hotel.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the [[Trustees]] of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

=== Famous residents ===
Physicist [[Leó Szilárd]] and Nobel laureate [[Enrico Fermi]] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January [[1939]] led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
Image:420_W_116_shaft.jpg|The Shaft (on the left side the ''only'' windows of "D" units)
Image:420_W_116_bathroom.jpeg|Bathroom
Image:420_W_116_kitchen_corner.jpeg|Kitchen corner
Image:420_W_116_bedroom.jpeg|Bedroom in 1-BR unit
Image:420_W_116_view.jpeg|View from the 6th floor units on the south side, i.e. E, F and G
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

File:420 W 116 view.jpeg

2013-07-01T19:23:40Z

Alinghi: View from 6th floor of 420 W 116th Street

View from 6th floor of 420 W 116th Street

420 West 116th Street

2013-07-01T19:16:33Z

Alinghi:

[[Image:Kings_crown_rh.jpg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

[[Image:420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

'''420 West 116th Street''', sometimes referred to as '''''King's Crown''''', is a mostly-[[law school]]-affiliated apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]]. The building was built in [[1906]] to a design by Naville & Bagge and is located across from [[Wien Hall]]. The ground floor houses [[Deutsches Haus]], which hosts academic, cultural and social events for Columbia's [[German Department|Department of Germanic Languages]].

The building consists of furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments in a small corridor setting, each equipped with basic kitchen facilities. Common laundry facilities are located in the basement. There is also a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref>

In 2010, about eight rooms in the building were made available to incoming transfer students in [[Columbia College|CC]] and [[SEAS]]. Much like [[548 W 113th St]] the year before, it is expected that these spaces might remain part of the undergraduate residence hall system in years to come, due mostly to the increased number of students in [[Columbia College]].

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the King's Crown Hotel.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the [[Trustees]] of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

=== Famous residents ===
Physicist [[Leó Szilárd]] and Nobel laureate [[Enrico Fermi]] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January [[1939]] led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
Image:420_W_116_shaft.jpg|The Shaft (on the left side the ''only'' windows of "D" units)
Image:420_W_116_bathroom.jpeg|Bathroom
Image:420_W_116_kitchen_corner.jpeg|Kitchen corner
Image:420_W_116_bedroom.jpeg|Bedroom in 1-BR unit
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

File:420 W 116 bathroom.jpeg

2013-07-01T19:07:24Z

Alinghi: Bathroom of a 1-BR unit in 420 W 116th Street

Bathroom of a 1-BR unit in 420 W 116th Street

File:420 W 116 bedroom.jpeg

2013-07-01T19:05:34Z

Alinghi: Bedroom in a one-bedroom unit in 420 W 116th Street.

Bedroom in a one-bedroom unit in 420 W 116th Street.

File:420 W 116 kitchen corner.jpeg

2013-07-01T19:03:45Z

Alinghi: Kitchen corner in a 1-BR unit of 420 W 116th Street.

Kitchen corner in a 1-BR unit of 420 W 116th Street.

File:420 W 116 shaft.jpg

2013-07-01T19:01:30Z

Alinghi:

Shaft of 420 W 116th Street seen from the bedroom of an "E" unit. On the left the only windows of "D" units.

File:420 W 116 shaft.jpg

2013-07-01T18:59:27Z

Alinghi:

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-27T00:09:05Z

Alinghi:

[[Image:Kings_crown_rh.jpg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

[[Image:420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg|thumb|200px|King's Crown Residence Hall]]

'''420 West 116th Street''', sometimes referred to as '''''King's Crown''''', is a mostly-[[law school]]-affiliated apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]]. The building was built in [[1906]] to a design by Naville & Bagge and is located across from [[Wien Hall]]. The ground floor houses [[Deutsches Haus]], which hosts academic, cultural and social events for Columbia's [[German Department|Department of Germanic Languages]].

The building consists of furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments in a small corridor setting, each equipped with basic kitchen facilities. Common laundry facilities are located in the basement. There is also a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref>

In 2010, about eight rooms in the building were made available to incoming transfer students in [[Columbia College|CC]] and [[SEAS]]. Much like [[548 W 113th St]] the year before, it is expected that these spaces might remain part of the undergraduate residence hall system in years to come, due mostly to the increased number of students in [[Columbia College]].

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the King's Crown Hotel.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the [[Trustees]] of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

=== Famous residents ===
Physicist [[Leó Szilárd]] and Nobel laureate [[Enrico Fermi]] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January [[1939]] led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

User talk:Alinghi

2013-05-20T03:49:29Z

Alinghi:

'''Welcome to ''WikiCU''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
Again, welcome and have fun! {{User:Reaganaut/sig}} 17:52, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

==King's Crown building==

Hi! Thanks for your contributions. Just a couple tips as you continue to edit WikiCU:

*We already have quite a few pages on many topics, so you may want to search for them before you start a new page. For example, the building on 116th you began a new page for already has a page at [[King's Crown {Residence Hall)]] that you could have located by searching for the address.

*When beginning new articles or expanding old ones, please consider that may proper named institutions or features of Columbia have pages that you should link to using two brackets ([ and [ next to each other, then the phrase, then ] and ]) around each linked phrase. For example, [[Deutsches Haus]] has its own page and thus it makes more sense to link to the WikiCU page, which includes a link to the official Deutsches Haus page as well as additional information, than solely linking to the original page.

*Finally, note that WikiCU has a protocol for linking to regular Wikipedia using [ [ w:Article name|Link text ] ] format (with the brackets next to each other), meaning you don't have to create an outside link for Wikipedia articles. You should also consider that, if linking to an article on a Columbia affiliate, it is best to link to that affiliate's WikiCU page. If that page hasn't been created yet, chances are it will be soon.

Thank you - your contributions have been great so far and I look forward to more! [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 22:35, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

Hi! Thank you for these comments and your edits, I am new (at least as an editor) to WikiCU... Most importantly, I completely missed the existing King's Crown page, I guess the two should be merged. I will try to find a solution for this... Thanks for your encouragements! --[[User:Alinghi|Alinghi]] 23:49, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-19T04:11:47Z

Alinghi:

'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]] with furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments, as well as a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref> Its ground floor is also home to the [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/deutsches-haus/ Deutsches Haus], which hosts academic, cultural and social events for Columbia's Department of Germanic Languages.

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the King's Crown Hotel.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the Trustees of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

== Famous residents ==
Physicist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd Leó Szilárd] and Nobel laureate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi Enrico Fermi] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January 1939 led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-19T04:07:49Z

Alinghi:

'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]] with furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments, as well as a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref> Its ground floor is also home to the [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/deutsches-haus/ Deutsches Haus], which hosts academic, cultural and social events for Columbia's Department of Germanic Languages.

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the Hotel King's Crown.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the Trustees of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

== Famous residents ==
Physicist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd Leó Szilárd] and Nobel laureate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi Enrico Fermi] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January 1939 led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-19T04:07:15Z

Alinghi:

'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]] with furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments, as well as a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref> Its ground floor is also home to the [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/deutsches-haus/ Deutsches Haus], which hosts academic, cultural and social events of Columbia's Department of Germanic Languages.

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the Hotel King's Crown.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the Trustees of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

== Famous residents ==
Physicist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd Leó Szilárd] and Nobel laureate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi Enrico Fermi] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January 1939 led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-19T04:05:59Z

Alinghi:

'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]] with furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments, as well as a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref> Its ground floor is also home to the Deutsches Haus, which hosts academic, cultural and social events of Columbia's Department of Germanic Languages.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/deutsches-haus/ Website of Deutsches Haus]</ref>

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the Hotel King's Crown.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the Trustees of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

== Famous residents ==
Physicist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd Leó Szilárd] and Nobel laureate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi Enrico Fermi] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the hotel lobby in January 1939 led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

420 West 116th Street

2013-05-19T04:03:39Z

Alinghi: Created page with "'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by University Apartment Housing with furnished and ..."

'''420 West 116th Street''' (sometimes referred to as ''King's Crown'') is a law school-only apartment building managed by [[University Apartment Housing]] with furnished and unfurnished studios and one bedroom apartments, as well as a single two-bedroom unit on the top (10th) floor.<ref>[http://facilities.columbia.edu/housing/specialty-housing#LawHousing]</ref> Its ground floor is also home to the Deutsches Haus, which hosts academic, cultural and social events of Columbia's Department of Germanic Languages.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/deutsches-haus/ Website of Deutsches Haus]</ref>

== History ==
Built in 1907 as a hotel, the building hosted the Hotel Westminster and later the Hotel King's Crown.<ref>[http://www.cardcow.com/306123/kings-crown-hotel-new-york/ Old Postcard of the King's Crown Hotel before "Little Warren" (410 W 116 St) was built]</ref> The building was purchased in the 1970s by the Trustees of Columbia University and transformed into residence units for Law School faculty and students.

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* Unbeatable proximity to the Law School main building (across the street)
* Easy access to both the 1 train (via Campus) and the B, C trains (via Morningside Park)
* Hardwood floors in most units

=== Disadvantages ===
* "D" units only have windows on a tiny shaft that does not let direct sunshine into the apartment. Since the "view" is basically the concrete wall of the "Little Warren" building (410 W 116th Street) literally at your fingertips, these units are very dark, especially on the lower floors.
* The only elevator is extremely slow and often out of order
* Cockroaches in some units
* Poor insulation

== Famous residents ==
Physicist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd Leó Szilárd] and Nobel laureate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi Enrico Fermi] lived in King's Crown Hotel in the late 1930s.<ref>Peace and Security: The Next Generation, edited by George A. Lopez & Nancy J. Myers, (c) 1997 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 0-8476-8594-2, page 13</ref> Their accidental encounter in the King's Crown Hotel's lobby in January 1939 led to "one of the more colorful - and contentious - partnerships in the history of science" and turned out to be of fundamental importance for the success of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project].<ref>[http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ISSUEID_CHAR=08C6A4E3-458A-4815-96BB-0452D7C8CCF&ARTICLEID_CHAR=BE6EAA76-32CF-44F3-925B-7C4497030E7 William Lanouette, The Odd Couple and the Bomb in: The Science of War: Nuclear History, Scientific American - Exclusive Online Issues ]</ref>

== Pictures ==
<gallery>
420_W_116_in_2013.jpeg
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:UAH buildings]]

File:420 W 116 in 2013.jpeg

2013-05-19T02:04:40Z

Alinghi: Picture of 420 W 116th Street taken in April 2013.

Picture of 420 W 116th Street taken in April 2013.