52 Broadway, formerly known as the Exchange Court Building or Chemical Bank Building, is a high-rise building on

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and Exchange Place in the

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of Lower Manhattan,

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. The building was originally built with 12 floors in 1898 by architects

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, but it was gutted and stripped of its entire facade in 1980-1982 by Emery Roth & Sons. It is now high with 20 floors.

Tenants

In September 1903, the

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took out a five-year lease on around 2,500 square feet of ground floor at the Exchange Court Building, which was located at the corner of

and Exchange Place. The naval architectural firm Gielow & Orr had their headquarters in the building in the early 20th century. The

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currently has its headquarters in the building.

References

External links

* 1898 establishments in New York City Broadway (Manhattan) Consolidated National Bank Financial District, Manhattan Office buildings completed in 1898 Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan {{Manhattan-struct-stub