840 Manida Street

Hunts Point | built 1909

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.

1909
No. 840 pairs with No. 838 under a hipped parapet, each house with a conical roof over its bay
No. 840 shares a hipped parapet with its partner, No. 838, and has a conical roof over its rounded bay, with a one-story extension at the back. Over the years its stonework was painted, its one-over-one and nine-over-one wood windows replaced, and security grilles added. The original metal cornice and the finial atop the conical roof have both been removed.
“…historic metal cornice removed; finial on conical roof of rounded bay removed…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1912
The New York Times pictures No. 840's block as a sign of Hunts Point's growth
In 1912 the New York Times ran a large feature on the fast development of Hunts Point, illustrated with images of the American Bank Note Company building and the Manida Street houses. The houses had been sold partly on their closeness to the printing plant, still under construction when they went on the market. The plant and the block became symbols of the neighborhood's success.
“In 1912, the New York Times included a large spread extolling the rapid development in Hunts Point…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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