60 Wall Street
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60 Wall Street is a 55-story skyscraper (745 feet, 227 meters) in Lower Manhattan
, which currently serves as the American headquarters of Deutsche Bank
.
(now absorbed into JPMorgan Chase), the tower has over 1.7 million square feet (160,000 m²) of office space, with all floors being occupied by Deutsche Bank
. Completed in 1989, 60 Wall Street was the largest corporate building to be built in the Financial District
.
The tower was designed by Kevin Roche
, John Dinkeloo & Associates to fit its surroundings with a postmodern, Greek-revival, and neoclassical
look to emphasize both height and size. WSP Cantor Seinuk is the Structural Engineer.
60 Wall Street was obtained by Deutsche Bank
in 2001 for $600 million, with uncertain plans for the building. However, post 9/11, due to the loss of the 130 Liberty Street Deutsche Bank building
in the terrorist attack, Deutsche Bank moved more than 4,500 of its personnel into this building. There are two floors for representative meetings, 20 and 47. Deutsche Bank owned the building, until it was sold in a sale-and-leaseback agreement to a private party for over $1.2 billion.
Today 60 Wall Street is surrounded by slender pre-World War II towers, such as the American International Building
and 20 Exchange Place, making a prominent impact on the Lower Manhattan
skyline.
The lobby has an entrance, open weekdays only, to the Wall Street subway station ( trains) on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line.
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...
, which currently serves as the American headquarters of Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
.
History
Built between 1987 and 1989 as the headquarters for J.P. Morgan & Co.J.P. Morgan & Co.
J.P. Morgan & Co. was a commercial and investment banking institution based in the United States founded by J. Pierpont Morgan and commonly known as the House of Morgan or simply Morgan. Today, J.P...
(now absorbed into JPMorgan Chase), the tower has over 1.7 million square feet (160,000 m²) of office space, with all floors being occupied by Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
. Completed in 1989, 60 Wall Street was the largest corporate building to be built in the Financial District
Financial District, Manhattan
The Financial District of New York City is a neighborhood on the southernmost section of the borough of Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city's major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...
.
The tower was designed by Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche is an Irish-American architect known for his creative work with glass.Born in Dublin, Roche spent his formative years in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork before he graduated from University College Dublin in 1945. He then worked with Michael Scott from 1945-1946...
, John Dinkeloo & Associates to fit its surroundings with a postmodern, Greek-revival, and neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
look to emphasize both height and size. WSP Cantor Seinuk is the Structural Engineer.
60 Wall Street was obtained by Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
in 2001 for $600 million, with uncertain plans for the building. However, post 9/11, due to the loss of the 130 Liberty Street Deutsche Bank building
Deutsche Bank Building
The Deutsche Bank Building was a skyscraper at 130 Liberty Street in New York City, United States, adjacent to the World Trade Center . Opened in 1974 as Bankers Trust Plaza, the building was acquired by Deutsche Bank when it acquired Bankers Trust in 1998. It was part of the skyline of Lower...
in the terrorist attack, Deutsche Bank moved more than 4,500 of its personnel into this building. There are two floors for representative meetings, 20 and 47. Deutsche Bank owned the building, until it was sold in a sale-and-leaseback agreement to a private party for over $1.2 billion.
Today 60 Wall Street is surrounded by slender pre-World War II towers, such as the American International Building
American International Building
The American International Building is a 66-story, 952 foot tall building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The official address is 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 and is also bordered by Cedar Street and Pearl Street. It was completed in 1932 by the Cities Service Company for the oil and...
and 20 Exchange Place, making a prominent impact on the Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...
skyline.
The lobby has an entrance, open weekdays only, to the Wall Street subway station ( trains) on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line.
External links
- Skyscraperpage - 60 Wall Street
- Wired New York - 60 Wall Street Building has 55 floors
- in-Arch.net: 60 Wall Street Building has 50 floors
- Emporis- 60 Wall Street Building has 50 floors