The area south of Union Square contains a stunning array of residential and commercial architecture from the 19th through the early 20th century. There is a particularly rich array of late 19th and early 20th-century factory/loft/warehouse architecture, in every style from Italianate to Gothic and Romanesque Revival, Neo-classical, Queen Anne, Victorian, and Byzantine. Work by some of America’s greatest architects, including James Renwick Jr., Henry J. Hardenbergh, Emery Roth, Griffith Thomas, Napoleon LeBrun, Harvey Wiley Corbett, David, and John Jardine, George B. Post, Carrere and Hastings, John Kellum, and Charles Rentz, among others, can be found here. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

These five-story, Neo-Grec Old Law tenements were built in 1881 by architect Henry J. Dudley for Samuel Simmons and maintain their original brownstone Neo Grec detail. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

Several notable musicians and music venues found a home in this area, from jazz to punk, blues to folk. Listen to a playlist featuring a selection of songs by some of the amazing artists connected to this neighborhood. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This four-story pre-law tenement was built c. 1875 in the neo-Grec style. Renowned pianist and composer Randy Weston lived here, and scenes from the film Taxi Driver were shot here. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.