14 Wall Street

14 Wall Street, originally the Bankers Trust Company Building, is a skyscraper at the intersection of Wall Street and Nassau Street in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The building is 540 feet (160 m) tall, with 32 usable floors. The original 540-foot tower is at the southeastern corner of the site, and a shorter annex wraps around the original tower.

14 Wall Street
Former namesBankers Trust Company Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Location8–20 Wall Street
Manhattan, New York 10005
United States
Coordinates40°42′27″N 74°00′39″W
Construction started1910
Completed1912
OpeningMay 20, 1912
Renovated1931–1933
Owner14 Wall Street Holdings
Height540 ft (160 m)
Technical details
Floor count32 (+7 attic)
Floor area1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators34
Design and construction
Architect(s)Trowbridge & Livingston
DeveloperBankers Trust
Main contractorMarc Eidlitz & Son
Renovating team
Architect(s)Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
New York City Landmark
DesignatedJanuary 14, 1997
Reference no.1949
DesignatedFebruary 20, 2007
Part ofWall Street Historic District
Reference no.07000063
References

The original tower was erected on the site of the Stevens Building at 12–14 Wall Street and the Gillender Building at 16 Wall Street. It was built in 1910–1912 and was designed by Trowbridge & Livingston in the neoclassical style as the headquarters for Bankers Trust. A 25-story addition with Art Deco detailing, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, was constructed in 1931–1933 to replace three other structures. After new buildings for Bankers Trust were erected in 1962 and 1974, the company moved employees away from 14 Wall Street, and eventually sold the building in 1987.

14 Wall Street's tower incorporates a seven-story pyramidal roof inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The interior of the building contained numerous amenities that were considered state-of-the-art at the time of its construction; the first three floors were used as Bankers Trust's headquarters, while the rest were rented to tenants. A notable building in Manhattan's skyline in the early 20th century, the building was featured prominently in Bankers Trust's early imagery. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1997. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district created in 2007.

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