The Fred F. French Building

The Fred F. French Building
Photo By Lv U New York

The Frederick Fillmore French Building you may know it as; The Fred F. French Building and it probably got your attention for a minute and you just forgot about it. Not anymore I am about to tell you a little something about it and how it or Mr. Fred F.French helped a lot of New Yorkers live comfortably by being what we(New Yorkers) call Slum Lord. 

Knickerbocker Apartments LES of NYC

Tudor City photo by Lv U New York

The Knickerbocker on the Lower East Side and Tudor City in Midtown by the United Unions; was the Slums at first when Fred F. French developed them it was the beginning of apartment buildings in Manhattan. Fred F. French intention was; for those buildings to be for "junior Wall Street Executives". It did not end up that way so, whoever moved in those apartments was living in unlivable conditions and in turn, the tenants withheld the rent. Therefore, New York created Rent Control with rules & regulation that nowadays Land Lords must abide.

The Fred F. French Building was built between 1926 & 1927. The Architectural firm was Sloan & Robertson & H. Douglas Ives,  It's a 38 story skyscraper office building Art Deco & Eastern Architectural motifs. At the top of the building, you will see Rising Sun, two griffins which symbolizing integrity and watchfulness; the beehives which symbol Industry and the Mercury is the Messenger

Now, if you go inside the Lobby there is no picture taking; before you go inside look at ornate metals work above the two doorways. This Building is Beautiful and Enjoy; this was H. Douglas Ives &Sloan's, Baby.

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