NYC pre-war building endowed with a roof that resembles a penis

NYC pre-war building endowed with a roof that resembles a penis

Great views! Sunny kitchen! Well-endowed roof deck!

An Upper West Side pre-war building hasn’t been coy about its prized amenity, with listings boasting to prospective buyers and renters about access to a “beautifully landscaped rooftop deck.”  

When viewed from above on Google Maps, however, the roof of the 8-story building on West 113th Street bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain male appendage, as one keen-e Reddit user first pointed out

“While exploring Google Maps I found a penis-shaped roof deck on the upper west side,” the user wrote. 

“I would kill for a deck that large,” another joked. 

The co-op’s roof deck was erected more than two decades ago by New York Decks president and CEO Al Terry, who said he had no idea that the woodwork had a lewd look. 


Google Map image of 615 West 113th Street, which resembles a penis
An Upper West Side building’s roof deck bears a striking resemblance to a certain male appendage. Google

View from the street of 615 West 113th Street
Listings for the building boast to prospective residents about the “beautifully landscaped rooftop deck.” Photo by Jin S. Lee

“The thing was designed more or less on a napkin by the garden designer . . . then it was up to us to really flesh it out,” he said.  

“This project was a step in . . . my career to create unusual spaces, so we’re proud of the results.”

A 1-bedroom, 1-bath sold for $275,000 in December at the building, which is sandwiched between a parking garage and Columbia University’s Chabad branch. 

Pride Property, which manages the building, did not respond to requests for comment. 

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Matthew Sedacca

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