462 West Broadway (New York City, New York)

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5-story residential building completed in 1870. Designed by Gustav Busch as a residential building with ground-floor storefront, it was converted to commercial use in 1890. Occupants included a wine wholesaler (1923), a paint outfit (1936), and a glass manufacturer (1942). Clad in red brick, the three bays of windows on the 2nd & 3rd floors have very large, projecting cream-colored moldings. After a major fire in 1942, the original two upper stories were removed.

In 1997, a post-Modern style rooftop addition, designed by architect Mark Scott, restored the building to five stories. The upper floors were converted to condominium apartments at that time. The top two floors have three bays of triple-paned windows, wider in the center, with brick sills. There are diamond shapes areas of darker brick below the center window on the 4th floor, and above the outer windows on the 5th floor. The roof line is capped by a thin dentiled cornice, with a peaked triangular pediment in the center, above a round terra-cotta ornament. The building is connected internally with 460 West Broadway. The 2nd floor is occupied by Portofino Sun Salon.