Carter HorsleyAug 31, 2012
Carter's Review
This handsome, 8-story, mid-block building at 46 Mercer Street between Grand and Broome streets in SoHo was erected in 1894 and converted to residential condominiums in 2004.
It was designed by Ralph Townsend with a limestone façade as a textile and rug showroom building with M. Hohner, the noted harmonica manufacturer, on the sixth floor.
The conversion, which was designed by Joseph Pell Lombardi added some set-back penthouses with the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
SoHo Tower LLC, of which Maurice Laboz is a principal, was the developer and Joseph Pell Lombardi was the architect for the conversion.
The building, which is also known as 473 Broadway, has 13 apartments.
Bottom Line
This attractive, through-block building is just to the north of the larger and more flamboyant 40 Mercer Street designed by Jean Nouvel in the heart of SoHo.
Description
The building has an elegant façade with handsome retail space on Broadway with rustication on the third and fourth floors and stringcourses above the second, fourth and seventh floors.
It has a reproduction of the original copper cornice.
Amenities
The building has a key-locked elevator and wood-burning fireplaces.
Apartments
Apartments have high ceilings and fireplaces.
Kitchens have Viking ovens, Sub-Zero refrigerators and Miele dishwashers.
A typical floor-through unit has a 27-foot-long living room with fireplace and 13-foot-high ceilings adjacent to a dining area with an open, eat-in, 17-foot-long kitchen with an island and three-bedrooms, one with a small balcony.
- Condo built in 1894
- Converted in 2001
- 1 apartment currently for sale ($4.2M)
- Located in SoHo
- 13 total apartments 13 total apartments
- 10 recent sales ($2.9M to $8.1M)
- Pets Allowed
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