The Towers Apartments (New York City, New York)

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120-foot, 10-story (and 7-story section) cooperative-apartment building originally completed as two separate structures. The first was the lower building on the north side, completed in 1898. It was designed by Gilbert A. Schellenger as a Romanesque-revival warehouse. This building is constructed of red brick and has an angled corner with segmental-arched window openings at the upper floors and brick and stone banding. There are ten bays at each street facade and two bays at the angled corner. The two-story brick base has monumental arch-headed openings with metal spandrels in the arches and five arches at each street facade and one arch at the angled corner. The roof cornice is constructed of corbelled brick.

The 10-story southern building was completed in 1902. It was designed by James B. Baker as a Neo-Classical warehouse. It is clad in red brick and has a 2-story brick base with monumental arch-headed openings and a stone and brick cornice. There are metal spandrels in the arches and historic multi-pane casement windows at the second floor. There are four asymmetrical bays at the upper floors and three bays at the ground floor at Greenwich Street and six symmetrical bays at the upper floors and three bays at the ground floor at Charles Street. Below the top floor is a corbelled brick cornice. Square-headed and arch-headed windows alternate at the top floor.

From 1945 to 1974, this warehouse, along with No. 726-736 (acquired the following year), was owned by Towers Warehouses, Inc. The two buildings were combined into one lot and operated by the same company. The metal canopy, loading bays and platforms at No. 720-724 were removed at the ground floor after 1964 and new infill was installed. In 1974-76, the building were joined and converted into the Towers Apartments by architect David Krause, with the entrance located at No. 726.