There were six stories in the Trinity Court's first building, but in the 1980s, it became the focus of a complex tort over property value loss because of the construction of Manhattan Elevated Railroad (later IRT Sixth Avenue Line) in front of it.
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. 
