47-11 43rd Avenue

Sunnyside | built 1924

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.

1924
Colonial Court's garden is laid out for active play, unlike Sunnyside's later quiet courts
The first buildings at Colonial Court, this row among them, were grouped around an inner court planned for organized recreation, with decorative gardens, an infants' play space with a pergola, an area for young children and tennis courts. As plans for Sunnyside Park developed, the later courts were planted differently, favoring gardens for quiet gatherings and small play spots to avoid the noise of organized recreation.
“The first buildings constructed at Colonial Court surrounded an interior garden court with structured play areas…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
2007
Original coal chute and terrace door survive at 47-11 43rd Avenue
The Landmarks Commission's 2007 survey of this type F' row house noted a historic coal chute and historic door still in place at the basement. On the second-floor terrace a historic door, with a storm door, and a historic awning and metal railing remained, though the porch below had been enclosed in newer brick with three-light hopper windows. Half the front yard had become concrete paving and a grass driveway.
“…historic coal shoot & historic door at basement…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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