American Bank Note Company Building
American Bank Note Company Building | |
 Former headquarters of the American Bank Note Company | |
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| Location | 70 Broad Street, New York, New York |
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| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Kirby, Petit & Green; Hedden Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001436[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1999 |
| Designated NYCL | June 24, 1997 |
The American Bank Note Company Building is a historical building located at 70 Broad Street, New York, New York (at the corner of Beaver Street, near Bowling Green in Financial District, Manhattan).
Description
The building is a New York City landmark built by architects Kirby, Petit & Green.[2] It is a neo-classical five-story structure with 20,000 square feet [3] consisting of office space and luxury apartments on the upper floors.[4] According to a New York City realtor, the building is a residential, office, retail or mixed-use building.[2] Another Bank Note Company building, also a designated NYC Landmark, on Garrison Avenue in the Bronx borough of New York City, was the company's printing plant until the 1960s.[5]
History
It was built in 1908 as the home of the American Bank Note Company, a leading engraving company which produced bank notes, currency and stock certificates. The building was sold in 1988[6][7] The Bank of Tokyo sold the building in 1995 [8] and in 1996 it was remodeled into a restaurant and was given historical landmark status in 1997.[2] It was purchased for USD$5.5m in 2004 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's organization, the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP) and required $4.9 million in renovations.[3] It was sold to an unnamed Chinese construction and investment company for $18 million in 2010.[9]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c Fractenberg, Ben (July 2, 2010). "Historical Financial District Landmark on Sale for $25 Million". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b Aspan, Maria (July 2, 2007) Maharishi's Followers Set Up Shop, New York Times, accessed Dec 16, 2012
- ^ Carmiel, Oshrat (December 28, 2009). "Wall Street Meditation Group Cuts Landmark Building Price 33%". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
- ^ Siegel, Nina (April 10, 2000) At Long Vacant Plant Dabs of Life New York Times, "in the early 1960's, the American Bank Note Company building in the Bronx was quite literally a capitalist machine", accessed Dec 17, 2012
- ^ NYC Landmark Review
- ^ Kathleen Howe (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Bank Note Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-01. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos".
- ^ Unknown Author (February 22, 1995) Eastern off to record start with $32M in sales (Eastern Consolidated Properties) Real Estate Weekly
- ^ Barbanel, Josh (December 22, 2010). "Landmark Sold To Chinese Buyer". Wall Street Journal. p. A.24.
External links
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