Carter HorsleySep 14, 2017
Carter's Review
This attractive, 6-story, red-brick building at 77 White Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street at Cortlandt Alley in TriBeCa was erected in 1920 and has 5 apartments. It was a former home for The Mudd Club, one of the city’s celebrated underground music venues in the 1980s.
Bottom Line
With its central TriBeCa location, this pleasant, red-brick residential building was one of the city’s most celebrated underground music venues in the early 1980s.
Description
The building has a nice cast-iron, 4-step-up entrance and some arched windows.
Amenities
The building has a key-locked elevator and allows cats and dogs.
Apartments
Apartments have washers and dryers.
The 4th floor unit has 2,255 square feet, exposed brick walls and original wood beams. It has a 27-foot-long living room with an open kitchen with a large island and a 22-foot-long master bedroom.
The 3rd floor unit has a long entrance foyer, a 22-foot-long living room, a 14-foot-long dining area and a 14-foot-long open kitchen and a 27-foot-long bedroom.
The 2nd floor unit has a 40-foot-long sleeping area and a 48-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen.
History
According to Wikipedia, The Mudd Club attracted such pop celebrities as David Byrne, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, the B-52s, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Allen Ginsberg and Keith Haring.
It was named after Samuel Alexander Mudd, a doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated President Lincoln.
The Mudd Club, which had been mentioned in songs by the Talking Heads, the Ramones and Nina Hagen, closed in 1983.
- Condo built in 1915
- 1 apartment currently for rent ($12K)
- Located in Tribeca
- 6 total apartments 6 total apartments
- 7 recent sales ($1.4M to $3.6M)
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