Architect Robert T. Lyons

Robert Timothy Lyons was born in New York on February 23, 1873.

Emporis, the global real estate data and photo publishing firm, identifies 29 of Mr. Lyons' buildings in New York City in some detail -- built largely between 1891 and 1931 (listed below). They are virtually all hotels or residential buildings. There are some commercial buildings.

Mr. Lyons' notable work from the earlier part of his career would include the “St. Urban” on Central Park West at 89th Street which opened in 1906 in partnership with developer Peter Banner.

Mr. Lyons would partner with Bing & Bing

Bing & Bing

Bing & Bing was one of the most important apartment real estate developers in New York City in the early 20th century.The firm was founded by Leo S. Bing and his brother, Alexander M. Bing...

 on a number of prominent projects over a period of several decades.

Among the earliest projects in that partnership was “the tallest apartment building in the world” at 903 Park Avenue at 79th Street -- breaking the record of 12 stories with 17 stories when it opened in 1916.

Another prominent Bing & Bing

Bing & Bing

Bing & Bing was one of the most important apartment real estate developers in New York City in the early 20th century.The firm was founded by Leo S. Bing and his brother, Alexander M. Bing...

 project was the Gramercy Park Hotel

Gramercy Park Hotel

Gramercy Park Hotel is a luxury hotel located at 2 Lexington Avenue, in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, adjacent to Gramercy Park. It is known for its rich history.-History:Gramercy Park Hotel was designed by Robert T...

,completed in 1925. It is located at the commencement of Lexington Avenue on Gramercy Park

Gramercy Park

Gramercy Park is a small, fenced-in private park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park is at the core of both the neighborhood referred to as either Gramercy or Gramercy Park and the Gramercy Park Historic District...

 and was built on the site of architect Stanford White’s home.

He partnered with Bing & Bing on 2 Horatio Street apartment building which opened in 1931.

Move into state work

The New York Times refers to him as an architect of the New York State Mortgage Commission in 1935. The New York times mentions that after working as an architect with the Federal Housing Authority from 1942 to 1944, Mr. Lyons would be returning to private practice in October of 1944..

Partial summary of his work

From Emporis:

• Kaufman Arcade, West 35th Street and West 36th Street
• St Urban Apartments, 285 Central Park West (1905)
• Lorington Apartments, Central Park West (1908)
• 903 Park Avenue with Bing & Bing (1912)
• 902 Broadway (1913)
• 135 West 79th Street (1914)
• 955 Park Avenue with Bing & Bing (1914)
• 565 Park Avenue with Bing & Bing (1914)
• 432 Park Avenue South (1914)
• 993 Park Avenue with Bing & Bing (1915)
• 1155 Park Avenue with Bing & Bing (1916)
• 152 West 58th Street (1916)
• 157 West 57th Street (1917) demolished
• Bromley Apartments (1918)
• 6 West 48th Street (1919)
• Blackstone Hotel, 50 East 58th Street (1922)
• Parc Lincoln Hotel, 166 West 75th Street (1922)
• 310 West 72nd Street (1924)
• Cathedral Parkway Apartments (1925)
• Carnegie Plaza (1925)
• Colorado Apartments, 235 West 76th Street (1925)
• Gramercy Park Hotel with Bing & Bing (1925)
• 304 West 75th Street (1927)
• 40 East 49th Street (1927)
• 509 Madison Avenue (1929)
• Wellington Hotel, 871 7th Avenue (1929)
• Gramercy Court, 245 East 21st Street (1930)
• 7 Park Avenue, (1930)
• 35 West 90th Street (1931)
• 2 Horatio Street
  2 Horatio Street
  2 Horatio Street is a landmarked residential building located in the Greenwich Village Historic District on the west side of lower Manhattan in New York City.It faces north onto Horatio Street and Jackson Square Park...
  
  (1931)