The Trinity Court's First Building had six stories that later became the focus of a complex tort in the 1890s over property value loss due to the construction of Manhattan Elevated Railroad (later IRT Sixth Avenue Line) in front of it.
It had six stories, 5,000 square feet of space, stores on the ground floor, and commercial lofts in the rest. The building was the focus of a complex tort in the 1890s over property value loss due to the operation of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad (later IRT Sixth Avenue Line) in front of it. 
