- Recorded construction date
- 1889
- Historic group
- 1 building
- Architectural description
- Vernacular apartment house
- Recorded materials
- Yellow brick
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
LPC recorded 21-48 as an 1889 yellow-brick apartment house of three stories over a basement. Its inclusion is a reminder that the district’s historic inventory contains more than one residential building type.
Read the details
The historic label “apartment house” is not a current legal unit count. Present occupancy must be researched through the relevant city records and professional review.
Buyers comparing a row house and a building with multiple apartments need to understand the actual configuration, documented uses and any existing occupancy arrangements before making assumptions about a future plan.
Questions to take to the showing
- Which uses and units are documented as lawful for each floor?
- What records, leases or occupancy information does the attorney need to review?
- How do the existing systems, shared areas and repair responsibilities affect the ownership plan?
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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21-42–21-46 45th Avenue: the expressive bay-fronted group.
Historical source: Hunters Point Historic District designation report, LP-0450, May 15, 1968. Architectural information reflects that report, not a current survey.