The author, Joseph Mitchell, was one of the great New Yorker nonfiction writers. More pieces by him:

https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joseph-mitchell

https://www.amazon.com/Up-Old-Hotel-Joseph-Mitchell/dp/06797...

Other favorites of mine are A. J. Liebling, Calvin Trillin, and Ian Frazier:

https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/a-j-liebling

https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/calvin-trillin

https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/ian-frazier

Memorable pieces that are similar in theme to “The Old House at Home” are “The Jollity Building” by A. J. Liebling and “Canal Street” by Ian Frazier. Both are still in print:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/101453/the-telephon...

https://www.amazon.com/Gone-New-York-Adventures-City/dp/0312...