168 West 4th Street

West Village | built 1903

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1903
Bernstein & Bernstein design 168-170 West 4th Street for Robert Friedman
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Architects Bernstein & Bernstein planned this six-story Renaissance Revival building in 1903 for owner Robert Friedman. The ground floor originally held one apartment and three stores, and the upper floors were multiple dwellings.
“…designed by the architectural firm of Bernstein & Bernstein for owner Robert Friedman in 1903…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1970
Tio Pepe opens in the ground floor of 168-170 West 4th Street
The restaurant Tio Pepe was founded in 1970 on the ground floor of 168-170 West 4th Street. A 1956 alteration plan had already reconfigured that floor, once one apartment and three stores, into commercial space. By the time the Landmarks Preservation Commission surveyed the block, it held two restaurants, and Tio Pepe had been a fixture there since its opening.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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