132 First Avenue; 90 St. Mark’s Place | Block : 435 | Lot #9

Description & Building Alterations

Three houses occupied this site prior to 1856 when a five story building was erected. In 1888, architects Berger & Baylies constructed the five-story structure that currently occupies the lot. The building was constructed as flats, with one apartment per story and a store on the first level.

The building features brick belt-courses that wrap around the facades with angled brick detailing and a bracketed cornice. The northern facade along St. Mark’s Place features an elevated cornice centerpiece with decorative panels below, two chimneys with projecting brick details, and a slightly recessed center bay capped by a segmental arch with figural carving. The western facade along First Avenue features hooded window lintels and large sills at the third through fifth stories. Historic fabric has been removed from the first story and window lintels have been stripped along the northern facade.