New York University 145 4 Av
137 4th Avenue | also 143 4th Avenue, 145 4th Avenue, 101 East 13th Street | East Village | built 1964
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.
- 1866
An earlier hotel, the Belvidere House, stands on this site in 1866
Before the current building, the lot held the Belvidere House, a hotel with a restaurant run on the European plan. An 1866 guide to New York City called the hotel's location among the most pleasant parts of the city.
- 1961
Horace Ginsbern designs an L-shaped office building for the Central 14th Corporation
In 1961, Horace Ginsbern & Associates completed a building at 137 Fourth Avenue for the Central 14th Corporation. The L-shaped structure was built as an office building, and its original use is recorded as both residential and commercial.
Further reading
- 106 East 14th Street, 106-112 East 14th Street, 105-109 East 13th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- 137 Fourth Avenue, 92-104 East 14th Street, 101-103 East 13th Street, 137-157 Fourth AvenueVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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