Congregation Shaare Zedek (Manhattan)

Congregation Shaare Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) is a Conservative synagogue located on West 93rd Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, in the United States.

Congregation Shaare Zedek
Sanctuary main entrance of the 1923 building (since demolished and rebuilt)
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location212 West 93rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York
CountryUnited States
Location in Upper West Side, Manhattan
Geographic coordinates40°47′27.2″N 73°58′23.6″W
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Somerfeld and Steckler (1923)
  • Eran Chen/ODA Architecture (2022)
TypeSynagogue
Style
  • Classical Revival (1923)
  • Modernist (2022)
Date established1837 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking1922 (212 West 93rd Street)
Completed
  • 1850 (38 Henry Street; #1)
  • 1891 (38 Henry Street; #2)
  • 1900 (25 West 118th Street)
  • 1923 (212 West 93rd Street: #1)
  • 2022 (212 West 93rd Street; #2)
Materials
Website
sznyc.org

In 2017, despite the efforts of preservationists to save it, a New York State Supreme Court judge approved the sale of the building to a developer who planned to tear it down and build a 14-story condominium.

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