5 Beekman Street

5 Beekman Street
The Beekman Residences and Hotel tower as seen from ground level
Map
Alternative namesThe Beekman Hotel
The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel
General information
Architectural styleQueen Anne, neo-Grec, Renaissance Revival
LocationManhattan, New York, U.S.
Address3–9 Beekman Street
115–133 Nassau Street
10 Theatre Alley
Coordinates40°42′40″N 74°00′25″W / 40.7112°N 74.0070°W / 40.7112; -74.0070
Construction started1881 (original building)
1889 (annex)
2014 (tower)
Completed1883 (original building)
1890 (annex)
2016 (tower)
Height
Roof687 feet (209 m)
Technical details
Floor count51
Design and construction
Architect(s)Benjamin Silliman Jr. and James M. Farnsworth (Temple Court Building)
Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects (tower)
Website
www.thebeekman.com
DesignatedFebruary 10, 1998[1]
Reference no.1967[1]
Designated entityTemple Court: exterior
DesignatedJune 4, 2024[2][3]
Reference no.2681[2]
Designated entityTemple Court atrium: interior
DesignatedSeptember 7, 2005[4]
Part ofFulton–Nassau Historic District
Reference no.05000988[4]

5 Beekman Street is a building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is composed of the 10-story, 150-foot-tall (46 m) Temple Court Building and Annex (also known as Temple Court[a]) and a connected 51-story,[b] 687-foot-tall (209 m) condominium tower called the Beekman Residences, which contains 68 residential units. The 287-unit The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, also known as The Beekman Hotel, occupies all three structures.

The original section of the Temple Court Building was designed by the firm of Benjamin Silliman Jr. and James M. Farnsworth in the Queen Anne, neo-Grec, and Renaissance Revival styles. It contains a granite base of two stories, as well as a facade of red brick above, ornamented with tan stone and terracotta. The Temple Court Annex was designed by Farnsworth alone in the Romanesque Revival style, and contains a limestone facade. An interior atrium contains a skylight, and the facade contains two pyramidal towers at its corners. The Beekman Residences, designed by Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, rises above the original building and annex, with pyramidal towers at its pinnacle.

5 Beekman Street was erected as the Temple Court Building between 1881 and 1883, while an annex was constructed between 1889 and 1890. The structure, intended as offices for lawyers, was commissioned and originally owned by Eugene Kelly, and was sold to the Shulsky family in 1945. The building was abandoned in 2001 and proposed for redevelopment, during which it was sold multiple times and used for film shoots. Construction on the Beekman Residences tower started in 2014 and was completed in 2016; the original building was extensively renovated as well and reopened in 2016. The Temple Court Building and the interior of its atrium are New York City designated landmarks, and the structures are also contributing properties to the Fulton–Nassau Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places district.

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