If you have driven on Central Park Avenue you’ll know this building. The Eurpean Health Spa (more info here) has been derelict for quite a long time- perhaps decades. It was an active gym at one time, and the flying saucer architecture with Atlas in front gained it some notoriety. However, gyms come and go, and perhaps the pricey location precluded anyone from reopening the place. It has fallen into neglect and overgrowth; graffiti covers the base, and you can see things hanging through the tinted glass that may indicate the ceiling has been breached by water or abandoned construction.
While I was taking photos a passerby asked if it was finally sold. I told him that while I was in real estate, I was photgraphing it for pleasure. We both expressed what a long time it had been, and what a waste of both a remarkable building and prime property.
If I had the money…
View from Central Park Avenue
-J. Philip Faranda
Does anyone have any info about the building that’s right next door to the spa? It looks like it’s from the same era – a carpet store, think.
Someone on Paul Feiner’s blog (town supervisor, Greenburgh) said that the site had environmental issues. I also seem to remember there was some sort of landmark designation.
‘environmental issues’? this thing hasnt been developed because it would cost eight digits to make anything that looked like it or to renovate. On top of that, I wouldn’t want to be the architect to try and top what was once there.
I’d be interested in finding out more about the “environmental issues” and “landmark designation” if possible. My deceased grandfather designed this building, and it’s recently come to my grandmother’s attention that he’s not credited anywhere online. She asked me to look into it, any info might help!