["The Hess Triangle is the result of a dispute between the city government and the estate of David Hess, a landlord from Philadelphia who owned the Voorhis, a five-story apartment building. [3]", "The Hess Triangle is the result of a dispute between the city government and the estate of David Hess, a landlord from Philadelphia who owned the Voorhis, a five-story apartment building.", "Ultimately, the heirs of David Hess won the case and were deemed the rightful owners of what became the smallest piece of private property in New York City history: a triangle which measured", "The plot was too small to build anything on, but Hess still had the legal rights to it. Hess rejected the proposal out of spite. He had the triangle tiled in mosaic tiles with the inscription “Property", "A 500-square-inch mosaic, embedded in a West Village sidewalk for over a hundred years, is technically private property. The story behind the Hess Triangle - the most New York real estate dispute ever", "Resisting municipal pressure, the Hess family went to court to avow their property rights, and won the case. When all was said and done, David Hess’ heirs were deemed the rightful owners of", "Posner also owns a property at Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street in the Village, which includes the famous Hess Triangle, a 3.5-square-foot triangle at one time considered the smallest..."]