480 West Broadway

SoHo | built 1870

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.

1870
A one-story stable goes up at 480 West Broadway after Laurens Street is widened for the elevated train
Built in 1870 and designed by its owner, E. W. Voorhees, the building began as a one-story stable. It went up soon after Laurens Street, now West Broadway, was widened to make room for an elevated train, a project that demolished many buildings on the street's west side.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1882
The stable at 480 West Broadway is enlarged to four stories with apartments in 1882
In 1882 the stable was enlarged to its present four stories, and the added floors held apartments. In the late twentieth century the cornice was taken off and the facade was covered in stucco, though some paneled window lintels survive. The upper stories are still residential today.
“…the building was enlarged to its present size in 1882, the additional stories of which contained apartments…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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