Zeckendorf Towers

10 Union Square East | also 111 East 14th Street, 106 East 15th Street, 107 East 14th Street | Gramercy | built 1988

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  1. 1915

    S. Klein's department store holds the corner of East 14th Street and Union Square East

    Forgotten New York's Kevin Walsh writes that the S. Klein department store had occupied the corner of East 14th Street and Union Square East since 1915. Zeckendorf Towers was later built on the store's old footprint.

    Source: Forgotten New York

  2. 1978

    S. Klein's chain closes its last stores by 1978

    By the mid-1970s S. Klein's parent company, Meshulam Riklis's Rapid-American Corp., appeared more focused on its property than on selling merchandise and began closing stores in groups. The chain's final stores were gone by 1978. The Manhattan flagship on Union Square stood where the Zeckendorf Towers apartment complex stands today.

    “By 1978 the last of the chain's stores would close.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 1983

    A corner bar and rooming house stand at East 14th Street and Irving Place

    Photos from 1983 show the corner of East 14th Street and Irving Place, now dominated by Zeckendorf Towers, where Glancy's Bar stood on the ground floor. A jewelry wholesaler had the second floor, and the three upper floors held furnished rooms for tourists. A 1940 photo shows Burton's Cafe on the ground floor, with a beauty salon above it and residences on the upper floors.

    Source: Forgotten New York

  4. 1986

    The 1872 Union Square Hotel is demolished to clear the site

    The Union Square Hotel, designed by James Renwick Jr., the architect of St. Patrick's Cathedral, has stood on the corner since 1872. It is demolished in 1986 to make way for the Zeckendorf Towers condominium complex on the former S. Klein site.

    Source: Wikipedia

  5. 1987

    Davis, Brody & Associates complete the Zeckendorf Towers complex

    The 29-story, red-brick complex is completed in 1987 by developers William Zeckendorf Jr., Abraham Hirschfeld, and Irwin Ackerman. Rezoning meets strong neighborhood opposition, and the plan is scaled down from a single tower. As a public benefit, the developers build new escalators serving the subway station, which the condominium association maintains.

    Source: Wikipedia

  6. 1989

    The Vineyard Theatre opens in the basement of Zeckendorf Towers

    In 1989 the Vineyard Theatre opened a 130-seat theater in the basement of the new complex. William Zeckendorf Jr., the developer, donated 9,000 square feet of space to the nonprofit company and leased it to the group for one dollar a year.

    “Vineyard Theatre opened a 130-seat venue in the basement of the complex…”

    Source: Wikipedia

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