17 State Street

17 State Street is a 42-story building in the Financial District of Manhattan. Completed in 1988, the building rises to 542 ft (165 m) [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115586 17 State Street, NYC] . Retrieved 10 September 2006.] . It was designed by Emery Roth and Sons, and it is most noted for its distinct curved facade.

The bottom floors of the skyscraper are home to New York Unearthed, an urban archaeology museum with approximately two million artifacts from local excavation sites [ [http://www.southstseaport.org/places/nyunearthed.shtm South Street Seaport Museum] . Retrieved 10 September 2006.] . The museum was originally included as a concession to the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, who had been unable to perform an archaeological survey of the site before construction began. They believed that the lot had contained artifacts from the early 18th century, although a lawyer for the construction firm claimed to be "absolutely certain that no archeological material was lost" [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DE1530F935A35756C0A966958260 State Street Penitent; A Taste of the Past to Emend a Builder's Blunder] . Retrieved 10 September 2006.] .

Tenants

* The US offices of Fidessa, a finance software company, takes up the top 2 floors of the building. [http://www.fidessa.com/]
* The offices of Georgeson Shareholder on the 28th floor of the building have a webcam that is fixed on the Statue of Liberty. http://www.libertycam.com/
* Opera Solutions, a management consulting firm with offices in New York, London, Paris, Shanghai and New Delhi, is going to take up office space on the 28th floor.
* [http://www.ip-soft.net/ IPsoft] , a managed services support company, takes up office space on the 12th and 14th floor.

Notes

Further reading

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFD91F31F93AA35754C0A96F948260&sec=&pagewanted=2 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Security Systems; The New Watchmen: TV Monitors and Computers] New York Times article
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D7163CF932A25751C1A96E948260&sec=&pagewanted=print COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Empty Offices; Pegging Rents High, and Waiting for 'Right Tenants'] New York Times article