Public Bath No. 7
Public Bath No. 7 | |
New York City Landmark No. 1287 | |
Public Bath 7, April 2020 | |
| Location | 227-231 Fourth Ave., New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°40′36″N 73°59′0″W / 40.67667°N 73.98333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Almirall, Raymond F. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002275 [1] |
| NYCL No. | 1287 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1985 |
| Designated NYCL | September 11, 1984 |
Public Bath No. 7 is a historic bathhouse located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by Brooklyn architect Raymond F. Almirall.[2] It was built between 1906 and 1910 and is constructed of white glazed brick and limestone colored terracotta blocks. The design is based on a Renaissance palazzo. It measures three bays by five bays. The bathhouse was converted to a gymnasium in 1937.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
In the 1990s, it was converted to a private events space and renamed The Lyceum.[2]
The building was placed for sale at a foreclosure auction in early 2013;[4][5] the next year, Greystone acquired the building for $7.6 million.[6][7] The previous owner, Eric Richmond, filed a lawsuit in 2015, claiming that the building had illegally been auctioned even after he had appealed a bankruptcy judge's ruling to auction the property.[8][9]
In 2017, the building finished restoration.[2] The building was sold for $10 million in 2018; at the time, it contained a Blink Fitness location.[10][11]
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c De Vries, Susan (July 17, 2017). "Peek Inside Park Slope's Newly Restored Brooklyn Lyceum and Public Bath (Photos)". Brownstoner. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Merrill Hesch (July 1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Public Bath No. 7. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ Meier, Allison (March 1, 2013). "Brooklyn Lyceum Arts Venue on the Auction Block With an Uncertain Future". Hyperallergic. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Rendon, Jim (February 5, 2013). "Brooklyn Lyceum Slated for Auction". Brownstoner. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Albrecht, Leslie (October 24, 2014). "Developer Buys Landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum for $7.6M at Foreclosure Auction". DNAinfo New York. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Clarke, Katherine (January 23, 2015). "Brooklyn Lyceum building to go condo following $7.6M deal". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Brooklyn Lyceum owner claims judge duped him into forfeiting property". The Real Deal. February 25, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Hurowitz, Noah (February 20, 2015). "Lyceum's former owner: Judge hornswoggled me out of the property • Brooklyn Paper". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Bautista, Christian (May 14, 2018). "Here's what the $10M-$20M NYC investment sales market looked like last week". The Real Deal. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Rizzi, Nicholas (May 15, 2018). "Landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum Building Sells For $10M". Park Slope, NY Patch. Retrieved September 23, 2025.