177 Franklin Street

Commercial building in Manhattan, New York November 2020 177 Franklin Street 300px 177 Franklin Street.png 177 Franklin Street in 2025 1887 1888 yes 2018 yes Commercial Manhattan, New York, United States 40 43 8.976 N 74 00 34.056 W region:US_scale:5000 inline,title 6 Frederick Jenth William Grupe https://www.globest.com/2020/03/30/tribeca-office-building-shinola-flagship-changes-hands/ TriBeCa Office Building, Shinola Flagship Changes Hands Brown Mariah 2020-03-30 Globe St. 2020-11-09 en-UShttps://commercialobserver.com/2020/03/tribeca-building-that-houses-shinola-flagship-sells-for-17m/ Tribeca Building That Houses Shinola Flagship Sells for $17M Rizzi Nicholas 2020-03-27 Commercial Observer 2020-11-09 en-UShttps://www.globest.com/2020/03/31/tribeca-historic-district-property-gets-new-ownership/ TriBeCa Historic District Property Gets New Ownership Brown Mariah 2020-03-31 Globe St. 2020-11-09 en-UShttps://www.connect.media/shinola-flagship-goes-block/ Shinola Flagship Goes on the Block 2018-03-26 Connect New York Commercial Real Estate News 2020-11-09 en-US November 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201118052750/https://www.connect.media/shinola-flagship-goes-block/ deadhttps://ny.curbed.com/2011/6/24/10459678/tribeca-mansion-has-room-for-your-cars-oversized-crucifixes https://web.archive.org/web/20201110094358/https://ny.curbed.com/2011/6/24/10459678/tribeca-mansion-has-room-for-your-cars-oversized-crucifixes dead November 10, 2020 Tribeca Mansion Has Room for Your Cars, Oversized Crucifixes Khan Bilal 2011-06-24 Curbed NY 2020-11-09 en-UShttps://ny.curbed.com/2009/1/23/10549092/the-curious-case-of-tribecas-kiboshed-copper-cross https://web.archive.org/web/20201110094356/https://ny.curbed.com/2009/1/23/10549092/the-curious-case-of-tribecas-kiboshed-copper-cross dead November 10, 2020 The Curious Case of Tribeca's Kiboshed Copper Cross Steele Lockhart 2009-01-23 Curbed NY 2020-11-09 en-USTriBeCa Historic District Designation Report http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1713.pdf New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 177 Franklin Street is a historic six-story commercial building located on Franklin Street between Hudson and Greenwich streets in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Frederick Jenth designed the building for William Grupe; construction started in 1887 and was finished the next year. The structure was originally designed as a five-story building; a sixth story was added in 1890.177 Franklin Street (New York City, New York) http://wikimapia.org/27245447/177-Franklin-Street Wikimapia 2020-11-09 en-US The building has a neo-Grec façade composed of a one-story base and a five-story upper section. Some surviving historic features include a pressed metal cornice, prominent brick-and-stone lintels, a brick corbel table, wood sash windows, and cast-iron piers from the Lindsay, Graff & Megquier foundry,Lindsay, Graff / & / Megquier / 622 E. 14 St. N. Y. http://www.waltergrutchfield.net/lindsay.htm Walter Grutchfield 2020-11-09 en-US as indicated on two clear foundry marks. History After the building's construction was finalized in 1887, William Grupe retained ownership of the building from its completion in 1889 until 1910, when he sold it to famed politician Peter G. Gerry,New York Times, February 4, 1910, “Grupe Estate Sells Building.” Pg 13 which Gerry later sold to a building tenant in 1919 as he decided to further pursue his political career.New York Times, September 26, 1919: “Tenant Buys on Franklin Street” Pg 23 Throughout the beginning of the twentieth century, the building was occupied by Newark Cheese Company and Sante Foods.https://nycrecords.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b3632223-3178-42cb-a716-11372ae2e25d/ The China Brilliance Corporation began occupying the space in the late 20th century.https://tribecacitizen.com/2018/10/09/tribeca-then-and-now-the-unknowns-part-3/ Glad Tidings Tabernacle bought the building in 2008, with the hope of moving its headquarters to the address. After spending millions to renovate, the Tribeca Community Board refused to allow the church to install a 6-foot-tall, 30-inch-wide copper cross,https://www.amny.com/news/tribeca-wont-have-big-cross-to-bear-with-new-church/curbed.com prompting the church to sell the building in 2011 to Steven Alan’s Bedrock Brands in an effort to re-launch Tom Kartsotis’s lifestyle brand, Shinola.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204394804577012023506783862?st=Joneei&reflink=article_copyURL_share Two years later, Shinola opened its New York flagship office in the building, where it remains today.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/fashion/the-next-branding-of-detroit.htmlhttps://www.hodinkee.com/articles/first-look-shinola-flagship-store-opens-in-new-york-cityhttps://www.wmagazine.com/story/shinola-new-york-store In April 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns, 177 Franklin Street was sold once again, historically making it the only recorded mid-market investment sale in New York City that month.https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/04/20/and-then-there-was-one-mid-market-i-sale/ References Category:1888 establishments in New York City Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 1880s Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1888 Category:Commercial buildings in Manhattan Category:Tribeca