72 East 4th Street | Block : 459 | Lot #22

Building Date : 2009
Original Use : Commerial

Original Owner : New York Theatre Workshop
Original Architect : Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC

Description & Building Alterations

This contemporary theater with a cinder block and glass facade was preceded by a building known as Concordia Hall in 1903, but it is not clear when it was demolished. Prior to the current building, there was a one-story vacant building on site owned by New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

In 1917, a resident of this building was arrested along with dozens of others at Arlington Hall for not having draft papers.

Block : 459 / Lot : 022 / Building Date : 2009 / Original Owner : New York Theatre Workshop / Original Use : Commercial / Original Architect : Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC

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