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32-46 West 23rd Street between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) in the Flatiron District, Manhattan, New York City, was built as the Stern Brothers' Dry Goods Store, which moved to this location from Sixth Avenue. The building was was constructed in five stages:

  • 1878: 32-36 West 23rd Street (on the left), designed by Henry Fernbach
  • 1878: 23 West 22nd Street (rear, not seen here), designed by Henry Fernbach, built as an extension
  • 1880: 25-27 West 22nd Street (rear, not seen here), designed by Henry Fernbach, an additional extension
  • 1886: 29-35 West 22nd Street (rear, not seen here), designed by Hugo Kafka, following Fernbach's design
  • 1892: 40-46 West 23rd Street (on the right), plus alterations and additions to the original building, designed by William Schickel
and was altered in 1986 by Rothzeid, Kaiserman, Thompson & Bee. Its current retail occupant is Home Depot. The Stern Brothers also commission a 12-story store and loft building next door, at 28-30 East 22nd Street, built in 1910-11 as an annex, a bit of which can be seen on the far left. (Sources: AIA Guide to NYC (4th ed.), NYCLPC Ladies' Mile Histroic District Designation Report vol. 2)
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