88 Greenwich Street

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]

88 Greenwich Street
Alternative names	Greenwich Club Residences 19 Rector Street
General information
Type	Residential
Architectural style	Art Deco
Location	88 Greenwich Street Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′28.5″N 74°0′51″W
Construction started	1929
Completed	1930
Owner	Thor Equities[1]
Height
Roof	466 ft (142 m)
Top floor	427 ft (130 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Lafayette Goldstone Alexander Zamshnick
References
88 Greenwich Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	02000551[3]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002

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

• Art Deco architecture of New York City
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street

References

Notes

1. Samfani, Hiten (August 5, 2014). "Joe Sitt buys out Heiberger at 88 Greenwich commercial condo". The Real Deal. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
2. "Greenwich Club Residences". SkyScraperpage.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. "Emporis building ID 115234". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931. New York State Transit Commission. p. 74.
6. Appeals, New York (State) Court of (1942). New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs. pp. 40, 143–148.
7. Staff (November 30, 2012). "88 Greenwich, target of lawsuit, set to reopen". The Real Deal. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
8. Polsky, Sara (November 2, 2012). "88 Greenwich Declared 'Unsafe' and Completely Uninhabitable". Curbed New York. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
9. Satow, Julie (January 11, 2013). "The Generator is the Machine of the Moment". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

• Media related to 88 Greenwich Street at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• 88 Greenwich Street on CTBUH
• 88 Greenwich Street^[usurped] on Emporis
• 88 Greenwich Street on Skyscraperpage.com