688 Tenth Avenue (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / West New York / New York City, New York / Tenth Avenue, 688
 apartment building, 1873_construction

5-story residential building completed in 1873 as part of a row of matching residential buildings lining the full blockfront on Tenth Avenue. The two end buildings are three bays wide facing the avenue, and the middle buildings each have four bays.

The ground floor of No. 688 has two small metal-and-glass storefronts, with a glass door to the upper floors in the middle. The upper floors are faced in tan-painted smooth-stucco, with simple sills at the windows. A tan metal fire escape runs down the middle two bays of the facade, which is crowned by a brown metal roof cornice with brackets, modillions, and panels. The ground floor is occupied by Fusion HK Bar & Grill, and MadRock restaurant.
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Coordinates:   40°45'48"N   73°59'32"W
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