- 14 Wall Street
14 Wall Street (originally named the Bankers Trust Company Building) is a skyscraper in
Wall Street ,New York City ,United States which was completed in 1912 byTrowbridge & Livingston . It is 539 ft (164 m) tall and contains 37 floors. It occupies the block along Nassau Street fromWall Street to Pine Street and is directly across from the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall.The 31st floor was once an apartment belonging to
J. P. Morgan . The space was converted into an upscale French restaurant called "The 14 Wall Street." [http://www.gayot.com/restaurantpages/NewYorkInfo.php?tag=NYRES99574] However, the restaurant closed in April 2006 [http://search.cityguide.aol.com/newyork/restaurants/closed-14-wall-street-restaurant/v-106895771] , following plans in 2004 to convert the entire building from offices into luxury condos. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FOS/is_2004_May_12/ai_n6265860]On January 21, 2007, the building's owners, having stalled in their residential conversion plan, agreed to sell the property to
Cushman & Wakefield and are reportedly close to a deal to reopen the 31st floor restaurant. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222007/business/cushman_in_325m_deal_for_14_wall_st__business_lois_weiss.htm] [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/realestate/21scap.html]External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114527 Emporis.com] - Building ID 114527
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/14Wall.pdf Designation] of 14 Wall Street as a New York City landmark, 1997 (detailed history and photographs)
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