History of the Windmill
1912
Year built
Floor 1 plan, 1912︎︎︎
Floors 2–5 plan, 1912︎︎︎
Drawings by S. Millman & Son, Architects, 1780 Pitkin Ave/189 Montague St, Brooklyn NY
View of 422 State Street c.1940. Photo taken as part of the Works Progress Administration and New York City Tax Department collaboration to collect photographs of most buildings in the five boroughs of New York City. In 2018, the NYC Municipal Archives completed the digitization and tagging of these photos. See 1940s.nyc for more information.
1975–80
Building is vacant
1979
Ruben Windmiller purchases the property from Atlantic State Development Corp.
1980
Mr. Windmiller, the ‘Sponsor,’ makes alterations and necessary renovations to the building to convert it into a co-op with 20 units thereby establishing State Hill Housing Corp.
Alteration plans, 1980︎︎︎
Drawings by Martyn & Donald Weston, Architects, 186 Joralemon St, Brookyn NY
The building is nicknamed the Windmill.
View c. 2005
2010
Roof deck renovation completed.
