The Lin Sing Associations’ new building golden brick building at 47-49 Mott (New Building application no. 400 of 1926) was the second purpose-built association in Chinatown to incorporate ta tong lau-style gallery into the second floor. Though specified in this drawing as copper, the modest Chinese-inspired roofs were clad in green tiles. Manhattan Department of Buildings Plan Collection, Block 201, Lot 7. NYC Municipal Archives.