Silk Building

14 East 4th Street | also 20 East 4th Street, 384 Lafayette Street, 388 Lafayette Street | NoHo | built 1909

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1912
Clinton & Russell complete a factory for silk garment makers
Designed by Clinton & Russell in the Italian Renaissance style, the building at 14 East 4th Street went up between 1908 and 1912 as a factory for makers of silk garments. The only traces of that use are two lobby friezes, Silk Textile Workers of New York and Silk Production in China.
Source: Wikipedia
1982
David Walentas buys the factory and converts it into condominiums
Developer David Walentas of Two Trees Management Company bought the former factory in 1982 and developed it into condominiums with retail space, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle. Today it holds 55 apartments on 12 floors, from studios to four-bedroom units, many of them duplexes or triplexes.
Source: Wikipedia
1983
Tower Records leases the building's retail space
Tower Records leased all of the building's retail space in 1983, a big moment for the neighborhood. Its music store became a major destination in New York, drawing rock musicians and other celebrities.
Source: Wikipedia

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