71 East 7th Street

East Village | built 1842

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.

1843
Andrew Brady owns a $4,000 house at 71 East 7th Street, later made a tenement
Tax records show Andrew Brady owning a house here in 1843, valued at $4,000 and built after 1841. The commission believes the single-family house was later altered into the tenement seen today, since maps from 1852 on show no change in footprint. Housing inspectors recorded it as a multiple dwelling by 1902.
“Tax records indicate the existence of a house on this lot in 1843, owned by Andrew Brady and valued at $4,000 (constructed after 1841).”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1959
Architect Irving Kay turns two basement stores at 71 East 7th Street into apartments
A 1959 alteration for owners Jack Taback and Robert Klein, designed by Irving G. Kay, removed the original stoop and moved the main entrance down to basement level. Two basement stores were converted into two additional apartments. The first-story arched windows were also replaced with smaller rectangular openings, and the fire escape was extended to the basement.
“At the time of the 1959 alteration, two stores were removed from the basement level and converted into two additional apartments.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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