71 East 4th Street

East Village | built 1899

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

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1899
Michael Bernstein designs 71 East 4th Street as one of a pair for the Melfero Brothers
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The six-story Renaissance Revival building at 71 East 4th Street was completed in 1899 for the Melfero Brothers, designed by Michael Bernstein, and built as one of a pair with number 69. Its brick, stone and terra-cotta facade has round-arched fifth-story windows, Corinthian-capped pilasters and a bracketed cornice.
“Built as one in a pair with No. 69 East 4 th Street.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1992
The tenement, vacant and sealed since the late 1980s, wins residential certificates of occupancy
The Landmarks Preservation Commission notes that 71 East 4th Street stood vacant and sealed in the late 1980s. Residential certificates of occupancy were issued in 1992 and again in 1996, and the storefronts were converted to apartments in the 1990s.
“The building was vacant and sealed in the late 1980s; Certificates of Occupancy for residential use were granted in 1992 and 1996…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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