The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) Warehouse, located at 67 Vestry Street, is a historic building in the Tribeca section of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Originally a storage building, it was later converted to residential use and has since been historically linked to the New York City arts scene.[1]
| 67 Vestry Street | |
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| Former names | The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company warehouse |
| Alternative names | A&P Warehouse |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Low-rise building |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Classification | Residential |
| Location | Tribeca |
| Address | 67 Vestry Street |
| Town or city | Manhattan, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′22″N 74°00′40″W / 40.722744°N 74.011207°W |
| Named for | Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. |
| Construction started | 1896 |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Renovated | 1910 |
| Owner | Aby Rosen |
| Height | 99.68 feet (30.38 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frederick P. Dinkelberg |
| Architecture firm | Burnham and Root |
| Designations | Pending |
| Other information | |
| Parking | Street |
History
editThe A&P Warehouse, built for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company grocery chain, was completed in 1897 and features a fortress-like Romanesque Revival facade. Designed by architect Frederick P. Dinkelberg as a seven-story storage building, two additional stories and an extension were eventually added. This renovation, completed in 1910, was designed by architect Frank Helme.[2]
Many historic buildings around the A&P Warehouse, including the original A&P storefront at 31 Vesey Street, were destroyed by government-led mid-20th Century urban renewal projects. After A&P moved across the Hudson River to Jersey City, New Jersey, the warehouse was converted to loft apartments. By the 1970s artists had set up homes and studios within the lofts. Several famous 20th-Century artists, most notably Marisol, Andy Warhol, John Chamberlain, Wim Wenders and Robert Wilson, have called the former A&P Warehouse home.[3]
In 2014, developer Aby Rosen, 67 Vestry Street's current owner, announced that he would like to replace the structure with a 11-story residential tower.[4] Current residents and local preservationists have formed a movement to bring landmark status to the structure to stop its demolition.[5]
See also
edit- Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse (Jersey City, New Jersey) (successor A&P Warehouse)
- A & P Food Stores Building (another A&P company structure)
References
edit- ^ "67 Vestry Street : Curbed NY". Vox Media Inc. 12 Mar 2014. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.
- ^ "Preservation boost for Tribeca artists in danger of losing their 19th century homes- DOWNTOWN EXPRESS". NYC Community Media LLC. 20 Mar 2014. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.
- ^ "Fighting for historic Tribeca". NY Press. 26 Mar 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "What's going on at 67 Vestry Street in Tribeca?". buzzbuzzhome.com. 21 Feb 2014. Retrieved 19 Apr 2014.
- ^ "A community effort to landmark and save 67 Vestry Street". weare67vestry.com. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.