Lower E Side 2 Garage
640 East 6th Street | East Village | built 1993
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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.
- 1898
An earlier six-story tenement by Norenburger and Straub stood on this site
Architects Norenburger and Straub design a six-story Old Law Tenement for the lot at 640-642 East 6th Street, built in 1898. The date it was demolished is unknown, but 1980s tax photos show the lot already empty.
- 1993
A one-story brick garage replaces the vacant lot at 640 East 6th Street
Pardy & Sons Construction builds a single-story brick garage on the lot, which belongs to the New York City Housing Authority, in 1992-1993. It follows shortly after the construction of public housing on the lot behind it.
Further reading
- 644-646 East 6th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- 640-642 East 6th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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