1. Top 10 Apartment Buildings
in New York’s TriBeCa
By: Carter B. Horsley
April 2012

2. “TriBeCa is one of the few Manhattan neighborhoods that has a fine mix of
very attractive, older industrial buildings, most of which have now been
converted to residential use; some very excellent, newer, contextual
replacements; and a few good modern buildings,”
--Carter B. Horsley, CityRealty Editor
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3. The Hubert,
7 Hubert Street
1. The Hubert,
7 Hubert Street
Developed in 2003, The Hubert is one of the
most attractive Post-Modern buildings in the
city. With fine materials and an excellent
sense of proportion, it applied the industrial
building style of 1920s and 1930s in New
York to a modern residential project. The
clean, neat and large multi-pane windows
distinguish this 16-story building, which has
33 condominium apartments.
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2. 140 Franklin Street
This handsome six-story 1887 Romanesque-
Revival-style building was designed by Albert
Wagner, who also designed the famous Puck
Building on Lafayette Street. With 12 very
large apartments, the condo building
features lively facades that with balustraded
rooflines, large arched windows on the fifth
floor, and an interesting protruding design
element on its top outside corner.
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4. 101 Warren Street
3. 101 Warren Street
This impressive, full block development,
completed in 2007, has a 35-story tower with
distinctive arcades and facades that resemble
elongated checkerboards, plus an “Artrium,”
a pine tree forest, and a “Bloomberg
Financial Lounge.” The project has 227
condominium apartments and 132 rental
units.
4. River Lofts, 92 Laight Street,
416 and 424 Washington Street
River Lofts is one of the larger and more
important TriBeCa conversion projects. It
combines a six-story building developed in
1882 as a sugar refinery with a new 13-story
building completed in 2004—and connects
them with an attractive skylit corridor. Both
red-bricked structures have arched windows,
and the project contains 68 loft-style condo
apartments with Hudson River views.
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5. The Northmoore,
53 North Moore Street
5. Pearline Soap Factory,
414 Washington Street
Named for a company that formerly occupied
the site, this seven-story condominium
building was designed by Joseph Pell
Lombardi, one of the city’s best-known
preservation specialists. Completed in 2008,
the building has large, multi-paned, arched
windows and 12 spacious apartments.
6. The Northmoore,
53 North Moore Street
Converted from a 19th Century Building in
2001, the handsome, eight-story
Northmoore has a loggia with a skylit lobby,
plus 49 condominium apartments with high
ceilings.
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6. 7. The Cobblestone Lofts,
28 Laight Street
Another handsome loft conversion, designed
by architect Chris Smith of CMS Design and
completed in 2001, this attractive building is
comprised of four red brick late 19th Century
warehouses. The seven-story project
contains 32 condo apartments.
8. The American Thread Building,
260 West Broadway
Completed in 1980, this was one of TriBeCa’s
first conversions of a large commercial
building to luxury loft apartments. Erected in
1893 as the Wool Exchange Building, this
impressive 11-story structure with 51
apartments is notable for its curved frontage
and imposing staircase entrance.
The American Thread Building,
260 West Broadway
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7. Mohawk Atelier,
161 Duane Street
9. The Powell Building,
105 Hudson Street
This ornate 11-story building is one of the
most impressive in TriBeCa. It was designed
by Carrere & Hastings—the firm that also
designed the New York Public Library—and
has large arched windows and a façade
enlivened by pilasters, pediments and
bandcourses. Built in 1892 for Henry Pierce,
it was known as the Pierce Building until
being sold to Alexander Powell in 1903. The
building has 16 cooperative apartments,
office space, and the famous restaurant,
Nobu.
10. Mohawk Atelier,
161 Duane Street
One of the best looking buildings in TriBeCa,
Mohawk Atelier was converted in 2009 from
two 19th Century commercial buildings: One
an 1891 Romanesque Revival style and the
other built in 1845 and used for whalebone
cutting. This condominium building, yet
another converted by Joseph Pell Lombardi,
has 12 apartments.
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8. About Carter B. Horsley
Mr. Horsley, editor of CityRealty, writes ----“Carter’s View on Manhattan Real Estate”
and his popular “CityRealty’s Top 10 Buildings” lists. Prior to joining the online real
estate and apartment search site, he spent 26 years writing for The New York Times as
a real estate and architecture news reporter. In addition, he produced the syndicated
radio program, “The Front Page of Tomorrow’s New York Times,” which was a WQXR
standard. He later served as real estate editor and architectural critic for The New York
Post and International Herald Tribune.
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