Built 1908 Designated NYCL June 24, 1997 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Added to NRHP 30 November 1999 | NRHP Reference # 99001436 Opened 1908 Architecture firm Kirby, Petit & Green | |
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Built by Hedden Construction Co. Similar Broad Exchange Building, Government House, Bronx Borough Hall, Sports Museum of America, Lorelei Fountain | ||
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).
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Description
The building is a New York City landmark built by architects Kirby, Petit & Green. It is a neo-classical five-story structure with 20,000 square feet consisting of office space and luxury apartments on the upper floors. According to a New York City realtor, the building is a residential, office, retail or mixed-use building. 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.
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 The Bank of Tokyo sold the building in 1995 and in 1996 it was remodeled into a restaurant and was given historical landmark status in 1997. 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. It was sold to an unnamed Chinese construction and investment company for $18 million in 2010. The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance used to be located in the building.