519 Broome Street

SoHo | built 1890

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.

1889
A five-story brick factory goes up at 519 Broome Street for S. Hassell, who sells it the same year
Built around 1889 as a five-story brick factory for S. Hassell, 519 Broome Street changed hands later in the same year. Over time it had several owners, and the architects Louis A. Sheinart and William Totten both worked on alterations. The original architect is unknown. The brick cornice and the cast-iron piers flanking the front remain.
“…construction as a five-story brick factory building for S. Hassell, who sold the property later that year.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1903
The extension of Watts Street around 1903 splits the block at 519 Broome Street, but the loft building survives
Around 1903, Watts Street was extended through this block and cut it in two. The loft at 519 Broome Street was spared, though the street left the lot with an irregular southeastern edge. Most alterations to the building were minimal, so the brick cornice and cast-iron piers survive.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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