8. 37 Warren Street

Now the Warren Lofts, the Stumpp and Walter Company commissioned this building in 1931 to function not only as the headquarters of its seed and bulb business, but also as a promotion and grandiose statement for the company.

According to Oliver E. Allen’s Tribeca: A Pictorial History, the architectural firm Starrett & Van Vleck, responsible for the Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor flagship stores, designed it. With flower carvings and the company’s name boldly bordering this building, it was an important corner in the mid-century. Over the following years, various businesses and tenants occupied the building until it was sold in 2007 and underwent conversion to condominiums.