109 Reade Street

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5-story Neo-Grec residential building completed in 1885. Designed by Berger & Baylies as a store-and-loft building, it is almost identical to the adjacent building at 111 Reade, also designed by Berger & Baylies, a year later. The facade is divided into three bays and is faced in brick above a cast-iron storefront. The upper stories are set off by sill courses and projecting pilasters at the edges of the facade. Segmental-arched window openings are used at the 2nd, 4th, and 5th stories; flat-arched openings are employed at the 3rd story. The spandrel panels between the 3rd and 4th-story windows are recessed. The building's crowning cornice has been removed and the parapet parged with stucco.

In the 1920s the building was occupied by an office supply company and the B. Friedman Shoe Company. The Friedman firm remained a tenant until the 1950s. The building was converted to residential condominiums with a commercial ground floor in 1987. The ground floor is currently occupied by Tribeca Pediatric Dentistry.