One Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper in the Washington Square area of Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, United States.

[1] In 1926, developer Joseph G. Siegel leased the lot on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue from Sailors' Snug Harbor.

[1] When first built, it was received with both acclaim and controversy,[4] called "a 27-story apartment hotel, a thing of rare beauty"[5] and "a modern skyscraper in a neighborhood of brownstones".

"[6] The architectural style has been described as Art Deco[3] and modern,[3] and having "a vaguely Venetian or Gothic cast",[1] although The New York Times assessed it as "astylar, more 'tall building' than anything else.

"[1] The flat exterior incorporates brick of different colors to create the illusion of depth.