| 287 Broadway | |
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.jpg) The building as viewed from across Broadway and Reade Street | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Italianate French Second Empire |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Address | 287 Broadway |
| Coordinates | 40°42′53″N 74°00′22″W / 40.7147°N 74.0062°W |
| Construction started | 1871 |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Height | 66.45 ft (20.25 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | John B. Snook |
| Designated | August 29, 1989 |
| Reference no. | 1649 |
| Designated | February 20, 2024 |
| Reference no. | 100009933[1] |
| References | |
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287 Broadway is a residential building at the southwest corner of Broadway and Reade Street in the Civic Center and Tribeca neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The six-story, cast iron building was designed by John B. Snook in the French Second Empire and Italianate styles and was completed in 1872. Through the 19th and 20th centuries, it served as an office building before becoming a residential structure. 287 Broadway is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
287 Broadway is one of the city's few remaining buildings with cast-iron facades on two streets. The facade decoration includes segmental pediments, round-arched windows with keystones, and Ionic and Corinthian columns. The sixth story comprises a slate mansard roof, window dormers, and copper cresting. The ground story houses retail space, while the second through sixth stories accommodate ten apartments. The building originally had a simplistic interior, but few of the original interior details remain.
As early as 1794, the site had a stable and dwelling; it was replaced by a commercial building in 1819 and a hotel in the late 1840s. The estate of Stephen Storm acquired the site in 1871 and hired Snook to design a commercial building. The building initially housed various insurance companies, in addition to tenants like the Children's Aid Society and Union Pacific Railroad Company. Manufacturing firms began moving into 287 Broadway during the 20th century, and it changed ownership several times before it was acquired by the Gindi family in 1969. By the 1980s, the structure contained artists' lofts. The building was vacated in the 2000s after it leaned 8 inches (200 mm) to the south. The United American Land company acquired 287 Broadway in 2013 and, after determining that the building had been stabilized, renovated it into residential apartments and ground-floor retail.