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A&P Warehouse

Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 74°00′40″W / 40.722744°N 74.011207°W / 40.722744; -74.011207
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67 Vestry Street
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Former namesThe Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company warehouse
Alternative namesA&P Warehouse
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeLow-rise building
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
ClassificationResidential
LocationTribeca
Address67 Vestry Street
Town or cityManhattan, New York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′22″N 74°00′40″W / 40.722744°N 74.011207°W / 40.722744; -74.011207
Named forGreat Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Construction started1896 (1896)
Completed1899 (1899)
Renovated1910 (1910)
OwnerAby Rosen
Height99.68 feet (30.38 m)
Technical details
Floor count9
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frederick P. Dinkelberg
Architecture firmBurnham and Root
DesignationsPending
Other information
ParkingStreet

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]

History

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ "67 Vestry Street : Curbed NY". Vox Media Inc. 12 Mar 2014. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Fighting for historic Tribeca". NY Press. 26 Mar 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ "What's going on at 67 Vestry Street in Tribeca?". buzzbuzzhome.com. 21 Feb 2014. Retrieved 19 Apr 2014.
  5. ^ "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.