A Life Built in New York
UndatedWashington Heights, Manhattan, New YorkSenior Housing / Residential

Isabella House

Joseph's undated Isabella House entry aligns with the mid-1960s expansion of Isabella's Washington Heights campus.

Isabella House — Current exterior of Isabella House, 525 Audubon Avenue.

A current photograph of the building itself. It is not a construction-period image and does not establish the exact masonry scope.

Undated · Image: Corcoran · Reuse terms not verified. · Source

01The story

Why this project matters

Project identity
Very strong
Kelly connection
Family source
Masonry scope
Probable

Rita’s list

Rita Bartscherer’s handwritten entry: Isabella House — Undated

Transcription: Isabella House — Undated

Recorded by Rita Bartscherer · Bartscherer family record

Entry

KM-040

Sheet

1 of two

As written

“Isabella House — Undated”

Isabella House at 525 Audubon Avenue was completed in 1965 as a 17-story senior-housing tower; contemporary architectural material identifies Joseph Douglas Weiss as architect.

Why it matters

A mid-1960s experiment in affordable independent living for older New Yorkers, combining apartments with supportive services on Isabella's long-established Washington Heights campus.

02What Kelly did

What Kelly did here

Kelly connection

Family source

Scope confidence

Probable

Likely: exterior masonry/brick enclosure work and interior CMU/block walls, shafts, service spaces and fire-separation walls associated with the 17-story senior-housing tower.

This scope is recorded as probable, not documented. It is a disciplined reading of the building and the trade practice of the period, not a contract-level record of Kelly’s work.

03Who built it

The construction team

  1. 01Architect

    Joseph Douglas Weiss

04What happened

What happened to it

Still standing; independent senior housing

What happens next

The building remains in use as Isabella House, providing independent senior housing at 525 Audubon Avenue.

On the map

525 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10040

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Still standing; independent senior housing
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Sources

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What this record rests on
  1. 01
    usmodernist.org

    AJ 1966 12

  2. 02
    comptroller.nyc.gov

    may25 06 affordablenomore with maps

  3. 03
    mjhs.org

    isabella house

  4. 04
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