680 6th Avenue (New York City, New York) | apartment building

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4-story Italianate/Neo-Grec residential building completed in 1870. Designed by Julius F. Munckwitz as a hotel, it is clad in Ohio limestone, four bays wide. In 1887 an existing storefront was removed and a new one installed, indicating commercial use in the building. Subsequent tenants were characteristic of those in the district and included dressmakers, embroiderers, and a china and glass merchant. It was converted to apartments in the late 20th century.

The 2nd floor has four window openings with classically-inspired aedicules joined by a projecting belt course. The 3rd & 4th floors continue this pattern; here moldings link the lintels at impost block level. The facade is crowned by the original black metal bracketed roof cornice. The ground floor is occupied by a Chipotle restaurant.