P.S. 109

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P.S. 109 (Public School 109), also known as El Barrio's Artspace PS109, is a school building at 215 East 99th Street in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Designed by Charles B. J. Snyder, it is five stories high. The building has an H-shaped floor plan with wings flanking a pair of courtyards. The base of the building is clad in limestone, and the first through fifth stories have brick facades with terracotta decoration. The building has a steel superstructure and initially included simple classroom spaces, which have since been converted into 90 apartments. The P.S. 109 building was constructed between 1898 and 1909 to replace an earlier school in a tobacco factory. The building operated as a public school until 1996, when severe deterioration prompted a sudden evacuation. P.S. 109 was closed and nearly demolished, but it was saved due to opposition from preservationists. Following an extended period of abandonment, it was converted into a cultural...

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