SOUTH SIDE · HUNTERS POINT HISTORIC DISTRICT

21-42–21-46
45th Avenue

The expressive bay-fronted group.

Recorded construction date
1889
Historic group
3 buildings
Architectural description
Queen Anne apartment houses
Recorded materials
Brick, stone and sheet metal

Architectural descriptions draw on LPC’s 1968 designation report. Current condition, legal occupancy and alteration approvals require an address-specific review. These profiles are historical research, not listings.

What LPC recorded

The 1968 inventory described three four-story brick apartment houses built in 1889. LPC associated the group with Queen Anne design, emphasizing angular, three-sided bays and a varied surface of brick, stone bands and high sheet-metal cornices.

Read the details

Projecting bays change the experience of a façade and may shape the rooms behind it. Their geometry also creates junctions where materials, structure and weatherproofing meet.

As with other apartment-house entries, the historical building type does not establish today’s lawful occupancy or tenancy. Those questions need current, address-specific records.

Questions to take to the showing

  • Have the bays, lintels, joints and metal cornices been assessed by an appropriate specialist?
  • What does the documented floor use show, and does it match the marketed layout?
  • What exterior alterations are proposed, and how would they affect the visible bay composition?

These questions are a research starting point, not findings of a defect or assurance about the property. For the full sequence—from lawful use to insurance—see the buyer’s guide.

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Historical source: Hunters Point Historic District designation report, LP-0450, May 15, 1968. Architectural information reflects that report, not a current survey.

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