180 Avenue B; 176-178 Avenue B; 549-551 East 11th Street | Block : 405 | Lot #38

Building Date : 1998
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Original Architect : Leslie Feder

Description & Building Alterations

This corner apartment building is one of the many similar complexes throughout the East Village. Designed by Leslie Feder for the Department of Housing Preservation & Development, the design of these historicist mixed-use buildings utilizes historic detailing (such as the simulated cornice and concrete block quoins) to simulate older buildings found in the neighborhood. However, the building also has a concrete slab balcony, aluminum or vinyl windows, and odd proportions and uses of materials. The ground floor has commercial space while the rest of the building appears residential.

Block : 405 / Lot : 0038 / Building Date : 1998 / Original Owner : Department of Housing Preservation & Development / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : Leslie Feder

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