7 West 54th Street (also the Philip Lehman Residence) is a commercial building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

The four-story building was designed by John H. Duncan in the French Beaux-Arts style and was constructed between 1899 and 1900 as a private residence.

[10][11] The houses at 5–15 West 54th Street, all developed in the late 1890s for wealthy clients, were designed as a cohesive grouping, unlike other residences in the neighborhood.

[12] According to The New York Times, the houses form the sole remaining "real strip of mansions" in Midtown Manhattan.

[3][10][14] Russell Sturgis, writing for Architectural Record in 1900, described the house as having a "simple and direct conception" with its symmetrical entrance and balcony.

[16] From the ground level, a low stoop with four steps leads to the first-floor entrance, at the center of the facade.

[17] The main entrance is composed of a set of double glass doors inside a segmental arch.

The third-story openings are double-hung windows with iron grilles in front of their lower panes, surrounded by a simple molding.

There is a cornice above the third story, supported by five console brackets (three large and two small) that alternate with a band of foliate ornament.

Two dormer windows project from the roof; each is surrounded by an egg-and-dart molding and is topped by a cartouche.

At the attic are three copper-framed ocular windows, each with their own cartouche, as well as a limestone coping along the ridge of the roof.

[13] Many of the details were modified in the 1960s when the house contained the art collection of financier Robert Lehman.

After a renovation in 1962, the reception salon at the ground story was decorated with Italian art, green velvet walls, and a green-carpeted floor.

[21] Part of this renovated interior is replicated at the Robert Lehman Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the Met.

[11] In March 1899, Philip Lehman acquired a plot on 54th Street about 200 feet (61 m) west of Fifth Avenue.

[10] It was initially occupied by the Lehman family, consisting of Philip, his wife Carrie, and their children Pauline and Robert.

[21][33] Robert continued to live on Park Avenue, although he did invite friends and art scholars to visit the 54th Street house.

This included fundraisers for New York University in 1963[35] and 1964;[36] the Citizens' Committee for Children in 1965;[37] the Neurological Institute of Presbyterian Hospital in 1966;[38] and the Wellesley College Friends of Art in 1967.

[1] The 7 West 54th Street Realty Corporation gave ownership of the building to ZGNY Real Estate, LLC, in 2000.

[20][48] The next year, hedge fund Zimmer Lucas Partners hired Belmont Freeman to renovate the building.