Potter Building, The

Architect, Norris G Starkweather 1886, converted to a residential co-operative in 1980, landmarked in 1996, 11 floors, 41 units, common roof deck, on-site super. video security, storage. A Queen Anne-style building, iron-framed red brick and brownstone-colored terra cotta, the elaborately detailed structure is called the Potter Building, after the real estate investor and politician Orlando B. Potter, who commissioned its construction in the mid-1880's. The ground level load bearing walls are 40 inches thick. The extravaganza of robust terra-cotta details were provided by the Boston Terra Cotta Co. Description provided by "Dorothy Zeidman":https://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/contact/8245-dorothy-zeidman