Reade Court

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7-story Italianate residential building composed of three 5-story 1862 store-and-loft structures that were joined internally in the 19th century, and raised to seven stories in 1989 during a residential conversion. Isaac F. Duckworth was the original architect. Faced in white marble above the ground story, the unified facade of 97-101 Reade Street is articulated by nine identical bays, with double-height arcades supported by slender white marble columns. The arches have molded archivolts and keystones, carried on tall paneled pilasters. The original crowning cornice has been removed from the fifth story. The two-story addition is faced with stucco and has square-headed windows.

At the first story the building retains its original cast-iron storefront framing members, including fluted Corinthian columns and pilasters and a modillioned cornice. In the 1920s tenants included auto supply companies, printers, and a dealer in fancy boxes. The two-story addition was constructed and the windows replaced when the building was renovated for mixed residential and commercial use in 1988-89. The ground floor is occupied by Exceed Physical Culture personal training, and Gotham Bikes.