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Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
88 Greenwich Street
, also known as the
Greenwich Club Residences
and previously as
19 Rector Street
, is a building located on the southern side of
Rector Street
between
Greenwich
and
Washington Streets
in the
Financial District
of
Manhattan
,
New York City
. Constructed in 1929?30, this 37-story structure was designed in the
Art Deco
style by Lafayette A. Goldstone and Alexander Zamshnick.
[4]
An entrance to the
Rector Street station
of the
New York City Subway
was located in the basement of the building and opened in 1931.
[5]
However, this entrance was closed by 1941.
[6]
88 Greenwich Street was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
in 2002. In 2006, the building was renovated into residential condominium use.
[4]
In 2012, the building was severely affected by flooding from
Hurricane Sandy
. Approximately three million cubic feet of saltwater entered the building's basement, leading to extensive damage.
[7]
[8]
Additionally, during the flooding, water dislodged an oil tank, causing it to crack upon hitting a ceiling beam.
[9]
See also
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References
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Notes
- ^
"Greenwich Club Residences"
. SkyScraperpage.com
. Retrieved
March 23,
2016
.
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Samfani, Hiten (August 5, 2014).
"Joe Sitt buys out Heiberger at 88 Greenwich commercial condo"
.
The Real Deal
. Retrieved
March 23,
2016
.
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"National Register Information System"
.
National Register of Historic Places
.
National Park Service
. March 13, 2009.
- ^
a
b
"Emporis building ID 115234"
.
Emporis
. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2016.
- ^
Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931
. New York State Transit Commission. p. 74.
- ^
Appeals, New York (State) Court of (1942).
New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs
. pp. 40, 143?148.
- ^
Staff (November 30, 2012).
"88 Greenwich, target of lawsuit, set to reopen"
.
The Real Deal
. Retrieved
March 23,
2016
.
- ^
Polsky, Sara (November 2, 2012).
"88 Greenwich Declared 'Unsafe' and Completely Uninhabitable"
.
Curbed New York
. Retrieved
March 23,
2016
.
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Satow, Julie (January 11, 2013).
"The Generator is the Machine of the Moment"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
April 21,
2016
.
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