Wall and Hanover Building | |
| Location | 63 Wall Street,Manhattan,New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°42′20″N74°0′31″W / 40.70556°N 74.00861°W /40.70556; -74.00861 |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Delano & Aldrich |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Wall Street Historic District (ID07000063[2]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001288[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 2005 |
| Designated CP | February 20, 2007 |
63 Wall Street, originally theWall and Hanover Building, is a 37-story skyscraper onWall Street in theFinancial District ofManhattan inNew York City. Built in 1929, it was designed byDelano & Aldrich as theheadquarters ofBrown Brothers & Co.
63 Wall Street was theheadquarters ofBrown Brothers & Co., amerchant bank that becameBrown Brothers Harriman & Co., aprivate bank, by merger in 1931. Originally known as 59 Wall Street, it was occupied by BBH until 2003 when it moved to140 Broadway. BBH established a family ofmutual funds in 1983 and named it "59 Wall Street Funds". That fund family was later renamed "BBH Funds" in 2002 when the company made plans to relocate its headquarters.[3]
In 2003 and 2004, the building was converted to rental apartments byMetro Loft Management. The leasing company rebranded the building as The Crest, named for the ornate circular depictions on the outside of the building, and began using the address 63 Wall Street. The ground floor of the building is now retail space, including theUnited States Post Office forzip code 10005.
The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2005. It is also a contributing property to theWall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007.[2]
Today, 63 Wall Street is held by Luxembourg-based Eastbridge Group (through DTH Capital) andAG Real Estate.
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