Police Building

The Police Building is a beautiful building at 240 Centre Street in NoLIta, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It got its name because it was the headquarters of the New York Police Department, from 1909 until 1973.

The Police Building was designed by Hoppin & Koen. It has a dome in the middle, a main portico, and end pavilions with Corinthian columns. The building was one of the public buildings being erected within the neighbourhood of the New York City Hall. At that time, the city was planning to develop the Civic Center neighbourhood with magnificent government buildings.

Police Building, New York City
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Author: Beyond My Ken


Police Building, New York City
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Police_Building_dome_and_pediment.jpg
Author: Beyond My Ken


When the police moved out in 1973, the building fell into neglect until 1988, when it was redeveloped into an upscale apartment block. The redesign, by the team of Ehrenkrantz Group & Eckstut, places 55 apartment units into the building. It stands as a superb example of symphathetic reuse of a historical building.

How to reach the Police Building

You can either take the J, M or Z subway trains to the Canal St Station, or the 6 subway train to the Spring Street station.

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