190 Avenue of the Americas

also 188 Avenue of the Americas | SoHo | built 1900

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

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1900
Architect Michael Bernstein builds 190 Avenue of the Americas as one of three matching tenements
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Samuel Ginsburg commissioned this six-story old-law tenement in 1900 from Michael Bernstein, who designed three identical buildings on the lot at 188 to 192. It combines storefronts below with apartments above, and the historic fire escape and a multi-pane storefront window appear to survive. The Landmarks Preservation Commission says the building remains largely intact.
“…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
1900
Architect Michael Bernstein, a Russian-born immigrant, designs the tenements at 188 to 192 Avenue of the Americas
Michael Bernstein was born in Russia to Jewish parents and came to New York with them around 1870. He was listed as an architect in city directories by 1892 and practiced independently until at least 1940, after partnerships with David Stone and later his brother Mitchell. In the Sullivan-Thompson district he designed six tenements and a stable, among them the three matching buildings at 188 to 192 Avenue of the Americas in 1900.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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