408 Broadway (New York City, New York)

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5-story Italianate office/commercial building completed in 1868, renovated in 2011. Designed by Henry Engelbert, it extends almost 54 feet along Broadway and over 80 feet at the rear along Cortlandt Alley. On Broadway, the marble front is articulated as two identical Italianate facades by the colonnaded cast-iron storefronts, deeply coursed piers, superimposed tiers of double-height arcades (segmental-arched at the 3rd floor, and round-arched at the 5fh floor), paneled spandrels, and modillioned metal cornices. While the grey-painted, fluted columns and piers and the entablature of the original storefronts survive, the capitals have been removed and security gates have been installed across the front.

On Cortlandt Alley, the brick elevation retains many fireproof shutters and the shutter hardware remains at openings where the shutters have been removed; metal cornice, and a cast-iron storefront manufactured by the Architectural Iron Works foundry also survive.

Among the early occupants of the building were the dry-goods and fancy-goods firm of Calhoun, Robbins & Company, a hat manufacturer, and a flower display company. The ground floor is occupied by OMG apparel store.