75 Avenue C; 73-75 Avenue C | Block : 387 | Lot #141

Description & Building Alterations

The building at 73 Avenue C was constructed in 1903 along with the building to its north.

This six-story, Beaux Arts building is clad in red brick and feature classical decorative elements.  Contrasting gray brick is used at the corners to simulate quoins as well as at the second and top floors as string courses.  The window crowns vary but are classical in their vocabulary.  The top story windows have segmental arches, scrolled keystones and egg and dart molding. The cornice is missing.  The building is a New Law Tenement and had stricter building code requirements than tenement structures built before 1901. Two primary improvements were provisions for natural light and ventilation.  A footprint of the buildings together shows a narrow alley in between the buildings and stretching to the rear yard for that purpose.