The Lispenard, 46 Lispenard Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 46 Lispenard Street by Carter Horsley

This very impressive, Second Empire-style, 5-story, mid-block, cast-iron building at 46 Lispenard Street between Church Street and Broadway is the TriBeCa West Historic District. 

It was erected by Isaac F. Duckworth in 1866 for Pierre Keff Francis and converted to a residential condominium in 1983. 

It has 11 apartments. 

It replaced two three-story masonry structures.

Bottom Line

A grand and very handsome, mid-block, cast-iron building between Church Street and Broadway in TriBeCa one block south of Canal Street with only 11 loft apartments.

Description

The designation report for the TriBeCa West Historic District notes that "manufactured by the Architectural Iron Works foundry, the cast-iron façade, which is identical to the façade of No. 315-317 Church Street, is articulated in the Second Empire style by the superimposed tiers of paneled Composite pilasters and rope moldings, and by the bracketed metal terminal cornice with its pedimented central portion." 

The building is 47 feet wide and it has a street-level center entrance flanked by three-step-up cast-iron platforms embedded with glass circles.

Amenities

The building has a virtual doorman and fireplaces.

Apartments

Apartment 1W is a five-bedroom triplex unit with a 31-foot-long living room with a fireplace and a 48-foot-long master bedroom with an 18-foot-wide terrace on the lower level.  The middle level has a 28-foot-wide living/dining room with a 19-foot-long open kitchen with an island. 

The Hemingway loft is a triplex with 4,500 square feet. 

Apartment 4B is a two-bedroom unit with 1,920 square feet and a 32-foot-long living room with an open kitchen.