After more than a decade of rumbling, construction has finally advanced on the conversion of an Italianate-styled building at 66-68 Reade Street in Tribeca. Designed by Samuel A. Warner, the 5-floor building was finished between 1856-57 and is one of the many commercial store and loft structures built during that time. The double-wide building is protected within the Tribeca South Historic District (designated in 1992), and dons a marble façade with segmentally-arched rectangular windows.
Now, the building’s longtime owner, Jean Hieber and the architects of Preservation Green L.L.C. are writing the 160-year-old building’s next chapter. With a design approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, in 2012, the structure is proposed to hold 5 large residential condos with two retail spaces below.
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The apartment breakdown calls for three single floor units and two penthouse duplexes. The penthouses will offer rooftop gardens and views of the downtown skyline. There will also be a new elevator and stair core installed.
Following the Commission’s preferred “spirit of invisibility" rule, a new 16-foot-high sixth floor will be setback from the streetwall —just out of view from passersby below on Reade. In 2006, Heiber sought to build a much larger 3-floor addition atop the structure but the LPC was not convinced the slanted addition would be "invisible" from the street.
The to-be restored facade of 66-68 Reade as of late May 2017; CityRealty
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