This seven-story Beaux Arts–style warehouse was designed by Marsh, Israels, & Harder and built in 1895 by George W. Levy. It housed New York’s first hardware store, Hammacher Schlemmer, which published what has become the country’s longest running catalog.

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Photos by Dylan Chandler
Upper floor detail on 127-135 Fourth Avenue/100-104 East 13th Street
Upper floor detail on 127-135 Fourth Avenue/100-104 East 13th Street