60 Wall Street

60 Wall Street
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General information
Architectural stylePostmodernism
LocationManhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′23″N 74°00′30″W / 40.70639°N 74.00833°W / 40.70639; -74.00833
Construction started1987
Completed1989
ClientJ.P. Morgan & Co.
OwnerGIC Singapore (95%)
Paramount Group (5%)
Height
Roof745 ft (227 m)
Technical details
Floor count55[a]
Floor area1.6×10^6 sq ft (150,000 m2)[b]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Roche-Dinkeloo
Structural engineerWSP Cantor Seinuk
Main contractorTishman Realty & Construction

60 Wall Street (formerly the J.P. Morgan Bank Building or Deutsche Bank Building) is a 55-story,[a] 745-foot-tall (227 m) skyscraper on Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. The tower was designed by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo of Roche-Dinkeloo and originally built for J.P. Morgan & Co. The building's design was intended to fit its surroundings with a postmodern, Greek Revival, and neoclassical look. As of 2021, 60 Wall Street is mostly owned by GIC Singapore, with Paramount Group as minority owner.

60 Wall Street was designed with 1.7×10^6 sq ft (160,000 m2) of floor area. The building's four-story base was designed with columns resembling architectural arcades, while the upper stories are faced in glass and stone. The eight stories below the hip roof contain corners that resemble columns. The ground floor contains an enclosed public atrium connecting the building's entrances at Wall and Pine Streets, with plantings and a subway entrance. The second through fourth floors were designed as trading floors, while the other stories were offices for J.P. Morgan & Co. and then Deutsche Bank.

What is now 60 Wall Street replaced several buildings occupied by Cities Service. The American International Group and Bank of New York originally planned a 60-story office tower on the site in 1979, but these plans were abandoned in 1982. The site was then acquired by Park Tower Realty Company, who sold it in 1985 to J.P. Morgan & Co. The project was finished in 1989, with J.P. Morgan occupying the whole building. Starting in 2001, the building served as the American headquarters of Deutsche Bank after the Deutsche Bank Building was severely damaged and 4 World Trade Center was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The Paramount Group bought the building in 2007, and GIC bought a majority stake from Paramount in 2017. The owners announced a renovation of 60 Wall Street in 2021, after Deutsche Bank announced its intention to move out; the plans prompted protests from preservationists, who advocated for the facade and lobby to be preserved.


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