165 William Street (New York City, New York)

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11-story Neo-Classical residential building completed in 1907 as an office building. Designed by Bannister & Schell, it was originally known as the Reed Building. The five-bay symmetrically fenestrated façade is defined by a central three-bay grouping flanked by vertical bands or pilasters that terminate in finials. The uppermost story of the building is stepped back. The lower stories are faced in dressed light-colored stone and area surmounted by a large projecting cornice. The windows throughout the structure have stone voussoirs. The two outermost bays are emphasized by vertical bands of light-colored brick, teaming with the stone detailing to contrast with the red brick of the façade and to give the building a vertical emphasis. The building was renovated into apartments in 2005 by Joseph Pell Lombardi. The ground floor is occupied by Downtown Pharmacy.