3. 66 Leonard Street, The Textile Building

As of 1999, 66 Leonard Street has been a 46-unit loft condominium complex. Before that, it functioned as office space and showrooms for the textile industry. Henry J. Hardenbergh, who would later design the Plaza Hotel and The Dakota, designed it in 1901 for the Importer’s Building Company.

According to the NY Times, despite the conversion, this building’s history is well-maintained. Each apartment has columns from the original building and every hallway contains framed artwork related to the old American textile industry. In addition, two Art Deco elevator doors remain, next to a gold silk wall in the lobby.