188 Avenue of the Americas

SoHo | built 1900

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1900

    Michael Bernstein designs the six-story tenement at 188 Avenue of the Americas for Samuel Ginsburg

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    Samuel Ginsburg built this six-story tenement in 1900 to designs by Michael Bernstein, with storefronts at street level. Three identical buildings stand on the lot, covering 188 to 192. The landmarks designation report calls it an inventive example of Renaissance Revival style, with stone, terra cotta, a metal cornice and large segmental arches at the first story.

    “…one of three identical buildings on the same lot (188 -192 Avenue of the Americas) designed by Michael Bernstein and built for Samuel Ginsburg in 1900…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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