528 East 11th Street; 528-532 East 11th Street | Block : 404 | Lot #18

Building Date : 1903
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : Sarah Hamburger/Isaac Kleinfeld
Original Architect : Horenburger & Staub

Description & Building Alterations

This six-story new law tenement was constructed in 1903 by owners Sarah Hamburger and Isaac Kleinfeld. It was designed by architecture firm Horenburger & Staub.

The red brick façade features brownstone trim. While the second-story windows are encased in egg-and-dart molding and floral designs, the third story consists of a Neo-Grec style design with a wave beltcourse. The fourth story is closer to the Italianate style and features a curved, drop lintel, split with a corbel. The fifth story consists of curved lintels with egg-and-dart molding broken with a keystone. As seen in the 1980s tax photo (see sidebar), the top story originally consisted of a separate lintel design and a projecting bracketed cornice, though this has since been removed.

The ground level still retains storefronts, which were part of the original construction.

Block : 404 / Lot : 018 / Building Date : 1903 / Original Owner : Sarah Hamburger/Isaac Kleinfeld / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : Horenburger & Staub

Do you know this building? Please share your own stories or photos of this building here!

What is the Building Blocks Project

What does a building mean to someone who lives there? A person who lives on the block? In the neighborhood? In the city? This site presents a wealth of historic information gained from GVSHP’s architectural research survey about the buildings located in the East Village.

The site explores the area generally considered today as the East Village: from a northern border of 14th Street to a southern border of Houston Street, Avenue D in the east to 4th Avenue/the Bowery to the west. You can explore the information about the blocks and buildings featured here in two ways.

Pick a block. Maybe it’s yours, or perhaps it is just your favorite place to shop, grab a bite, or just people watch. Then explore the buildings that make up that block. Or take one of the many guided tours on the site, curated by a collection of organizations and experts from the neighborhood. See how they experience the neighborhood. Then tell us what the neighborhood means to you. The site’s comments section allows you to open a dialogue with others who feel just as passionately as you do about the East Village.